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Which ETF is the better investment for BRIC exposure, BIK or BKF?
What is BRIC? In economics, BRIC or BRICs is an acronym that refers to the fast growing developing economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. There are a couple of ETF options available to invest...
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Nine ETFs To Play Currency Debasement (GLD, GSG, DBC, BZF, EPI, BKF, EEB,...
As developing nations continue to implement loose monetary policies, keep interest rates low and boost money supply, a nation’s debt and currency debasement should be of much concern. Most recently, a...
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Does South Korea Belong In Your Emerging Markets ETF? (BKF, BIK, EEB, FRN, EWY)
When considering the equity allocation of an investor portfolio, perhaps the most common bifurcation made is between developed and emerging markets. The distinction between developed and emerging...
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BRIC ETF Investing: Small Cap Edition
In recent years interest in achieving exposure to emerging markets has intensified tremendously, as the developing economies of the world have established themselves as the clear leaders of GDP growth...
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ETF Investors: Who Else Wants A Small Cap BRIC ETF?
As the ETF industry has continued to expand at a breakneck pace, the introduction of first-to-market products has become somewhat commonplace. Well more than 100 ETFs have debuted this year, many of...
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Eric Pollackov: Fixed Income ETFs Provide The Yield Investors Are Looking For
Much has been made about the perfect market timing that can be derived by the doing the opposite of what the herd, or small investor, is doing. While this contrarian strategy has advocates like Warren...
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BRIC ETFs And Missed Opportunity (BKF, BIK, EEB, EWZ, EPI, FXI, RSX)
Michael Johnston: Most risky asset classes have generally posted impressive three year performance figures at this point, delivering huge gains in the 36 months or so since equity markets bottomed out...
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Peter Schiff on BRICS and the demise of the dollar (UDN, UUP, BKF, EEB, BIK,...
Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa leaders are meeting in India for an annual BRICS summit. And one of the main topics on the agenda will be the shift from the US Dollar in mutual trade. Is this...
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Get True Emerging Market Exposure With These Three ETFs (EEM, VWO, HILO, BKF,...
Eric Dutram: Sometimes, the line between developed and emerging markets is razor thin. This has especially been the case for two of Asia’s largest economies; Taiwan and South Korea. These two nations...
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The Best & Worst Emerging Markets ETFs Over The Past 3 Years (PIE, DEM, EMIF,...
Carolyn Pairitz: Emerging market ETFs have become increasingly popular in recent years, as investors have embraced this corner of the market for its lucrative growth opportunities as well as its...
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A Quick BRIC 101 Investor Guide (EWZ, RSX, INP, FXI, BKF, EEB)
Chris Aylott: Of the many buzzwords that get thrown around when discussing emerging markets, “BRIC” may be the most common. What is a BRIC, and why is it important? BRIC is an acronym invented by a...
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3 BRIC ETFs That Could Be In Trouble: iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund, SPDR S&P...
Eric Dutram: Over the past decade, the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, and China (collectively known as the BRICs) have caught investor attention thanks to their impressive growth rates and low...
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Three Emerging Market ETFs To Avoid
Emerging markets, once the engine of global growth, have been hit hard this year due to feeble demand, lower commodity prices, and struggling currencies. Further, the prospect of the Fed’s QE3...
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BRICs (BKF) Suddenly Bumping Up Against Strong Resistance
From Dana Lyons: B.R.I.C. equity markets have had a nice run over the past 15 months – but are they hitting a wall? Over the past year, we have documented at great length the emergence of numerous...
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