Money Morning Staff: In August 2012, a record $34 billion in dividends was paid to investors, topping the previous record of $32.1 billion set in November 2011. These Emerging Markets Equities Are Climbing The Dividend Ladder
Money Morning Staff: In August 2012, a record $34 billion in dividends was paid to investors, topping the previous record of $32.1 billion set in November 2011. Dividend ETFs: Going Beyond The United States (DEM, DGS, EDIV, HILO, DOL, FDD, DFJ, DWX, IDV)
Carolyn Pairitz: Even with recent talks by the Fed calling for another round of stimulus for the U.S. economy, domestic investors are looking for a place to invest outside of the United States in the hopes of achieving more lucrative returns. These same investors may wish Think Emerging Markets Are Too Risky? Try These…(DEM, PID, DGS, EDIV)
I’m sure you’ve read it before… The IMF estimates that by 2014, somewhere in the neighborhood of 60% to 70% of the world’s GDP growth will be coming from emerging markets. These aren’t your father’s emerging markets anymore. EMs have Investing in Emerging Market Dividends With ETFs (PID, DEM, EEM)
Because of lackluster stock returns, rock-bottom interest rates and aging baby boomers hungry for income, investors are rightfully focusing on stocks with a high and rising dividend record. This is why the timing of Marc Lichtenfeld’s new book Floating Rate Bond ETF Investing 101 (DEM, PFF, PGF, EDIV, FLOT, FLRN, FLTR)
Eric Dutram: The recent economic slowdown in the developed and emerging nations has forced the domestic U.S. interest rates to plummet near all time lows. Top Three Emerging Market Dividend ETFs For Income And Growth (EDIV, DGS, DEM)
Neena Mishra: Treasury bond yields are now touching their all-time lows as the fears over a possible Greek exit and concerns over the Spanish banking system continue KraneShares Files For Dow Jones China Select Dividend ETF (DVYE, DEM)
Eric Dutram: The ETF world has been expanding at a torrid pace in recent months as a variety of firms race to bring new funds to market. The product pipeline looks pretty rich as well, as a number of firms have proposed new products Dividend ETF Expansion: iShares Launches Asia, Emerging Markets Funds (DEM, HILO, EDIV, PAF, DVYA, DVYE)
Michael Johnston: iShares continued to aggressively expand its ETF lineup last week with the addition of two new ETFs focusing on dividend-paying stocks in international markets. The iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund (NYSEArca:DVYE) will combine two asset classes that have become
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Martin Hutchinson: In today's market, dividend investing is the best way to achieve a decent income stream without taking on too much risk. On the other hand, this is also true: emerging markets give investors the benefit of the world's fastest economic growth.
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I just returned from a great Oxford Club summit on emerging markets held in tropical Nicaragua (nice to be back in cold Colorado). One of the speakers was a friend of mine, Doug Clayton, CEO of Leopard Capital, a leading frontier markets
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Daniela Pylypczak: Over the last couple of years, investor interest in certain asset classes and general strategies has spiked as a result of the challenges facing global financial markets. With interest rates at record lows and volatility jumping to higher-than-average levels, dividend-focused ETFs have Emerging Markets ETFs: Five Factors To Consider
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The developments of the last several years have highlighted the growing gap between the developed and emerging markets of the world. Advanced economies in North America, Europe, and Asia face mounting debt burdens and the prospect of a prolonged stretch of low economic growth. 
