Lower Lows May Bring Buying Opportunity (EPI, SLV, EWA, QQQ, INDEXSP:.INX)
Chris Ciovacco: The markets have numerous unanswered questions to digest: Will Spain accept a bailout? How will the market react to another bailout? After the election, will Greece stay or go? Will the...
View ArticleDon’t Let European Headlines Distract You From The Bargains In Emerging...
Tom Essaye: In headline-driven markets like the one we’re in now, it’s very easy to focus only what’s at the center of everyone’s attention: Europe. But contrarian investors constantly strive to look...
View ArticleDeveloped Asia Pacific ETF Investing 101 (EWH, EWJ, EWS, EWA, ENZL)
Eric Dutram: Recent years have not been very good for developed markets like the U.S and Europe. A heavy debt burden and high level of unemployment have put pressure on the economic stability of the...
View ArticleNine Ways To Play Australia With ETFs (EWA, AUSE, KROO, EWAS, FAUS, AUNZ,...
Michael Johnston: As the economies of the Europe, the United States and Japan have struggled to overcome a variety of challenges in recent years, investors have come to question the conventional wisdom...
View ArticleThree ETFs To Watch This Week (EWA, EWC, RTH)
Daniela Pylypczak: Central bankers across the globe were in the limelight once again last week, as both the Fed and the ECB delivered rather disappointing commentary to the markets. Recently, ECB...
View ArticleCASSH-ing In With ETFs (EWA, EWC, EWH, EWS, EWL)
Russ Koesterich: Last fall, I introduced the concept of investing in the CASSH countries – Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong. This theme has played out well year-to-date, and I...
View ArticlePut a Shot of Freedom in Your Portfolio
To the distraction of friends and family, I do a lot of thinking about why some countries are so much more successful than others and what America needs to do to get back on track and stay on top. One...
View ArticleWednesday’s ETF Chart To Watch: MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA)
Stoyan Bojinov: September is off to a gloomy start as major equity indexes kicked off the month on a sour note. Stocks broadly traded lower as investors fretted over worse-than-expected ISM data, which...
View ArticleAustralia ETF Investing 101 (EWA, AUSE, KROO)
Eric Dutram: With a robust record of strong growth rates, above par capital market performance and strong macro-economic fundamentals even in times of economic uncertainties, the economy “down under”,...
View ArticleA Deeper Look At Australia’s Commodity Industry
Stephen Simpson: One of the wealthiest countries in the world, and the richest in Asia in GDP per capita terms, Australia is an unusual mix of a modern market economy with a large commodities-driven...
View ArticleBalchunas on Checking `Down Under’ for ETF Returns
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas takes a look at some exchange-traded funds that focus on Australia, with dividend yields of as much as 12-percent. Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on...
View ArticleDo Country ETFs Really Provide Diversification? (EWA, EWY, EWU, EWG, EWZ)
Eric Dutram: Over the past decade, globalization has increased the interdependence of nations among each other. With the growth and advent of technology, businesses and capital flows are no longer...
View ArticleWhen To Worry About Inflation (IXC, EWZ, EWA)
Russ Koesterich: While the United States’ fourth-quarter gross domestic product report was a disappointment on many fronts, it did contain a few silver linings. One of these positives: The noticeable...
View ArticleWhy It’s Time To Add The iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund To Your Portfolio
Martin Hutchinson: There weren’t many developed countries that managed to dodge the worst of the financial crisis, but Australia was one of them. With strong ties to over six billion emerging market...
View Article3 Single Country ETFs Still Beating The S&P 500 Index (EWA, EWD, EDEN)
Many investors are finally starting to believe that the U.S. market is back on track. After all, the DJIA is at an all-time high, while the housing and jobs markets are also performing well to start...
View ArticleNew Zealand and Australia Country ETFs In Focus
When most investors think of developed nations, they usually consider the likes of Canada, ones in Europe, or Japan. However, this leaves out two often-overlooked countries that can provide investors...
View ArticleChina: Underwhelming Data Leads To Out-Performance?
Sean Geary: Data over the weekend from China showed a drop in economic growth, down to 7.7% year-over-year for Q1 2013. However, in spite of the exchange’s recent woes, the Shanghai Composite...
View ArticleCharting International ETF Money Flows at The Market Highs
Corey Rosenbloom: Following up to this morning’s post on the US Market Breakout and Sector Strength/Weakness, I thought it would be instructive to take a look at broader global ETF money flow as well...
View Article3 Reasons Australia Is A Great Place To Invest Right Now
Martin Hutchinson: I like Australia’s stock market right now. I think it provides you with a ton of upside potential. Virtually every analyst on Wall Street disagrees, of course. They hate Australia....
View ArticleTwo ETFs To Play An Improving Australian Economy
Australia has enjoyed economic expansion for almost 20 years now. Before the global financial crisis hit the country, Australia was in a decent situation financially, thanks mainly to its extensive...
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