The concerns in an investment such as this include political and economic instability which will affect dividend payouts and the overseas tax distributions, which can essentially become a deduction. Also, be aware of a funds holdings, because many of these funds concentrate holdings in the same countries, namely Brazil and Taiwan. This way, investors can avoid over-weighting their portfolios to certain parts of the globe.
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Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.