7 ETFs for a Lower Return Outlook
People should begin to lower expectations after years of fast and high growth. In the new low-growth environment ahead, exchange traded fund…
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Control Your Emerging Market Exposure with Focused Index ETFs
International mutual fund and exchange traded fund investors have not been fully insulated from volatility in the emerging markets as many products…
Why It Is A Good Time To Consider International ETFs
Investing in the U.S. has been a worthwhile strategy over the years, but the markets are changing. With U.S. assets growing more…
iShares Expanding Line of Currency-Hedged ETFs
Expanding upon its popular currency-hedged foreign equity strategies, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) iShares is working on a slew of currency-hedged adaptations of its…
Mind Your Global ETF’s Currency Exposure
As the U.S. dollar continues its forward march, foreign currency exposure will be a significant risk for international exchange traded fund investors.…
Currency-Hedged ETFs Better Reflect the International Markets
A large part of the outperformance in U.S. equities, or underperformance in international stocks, may be attributed to the stronger U.S. dollar.…
Look Before Leaping Into International ETFs
Investors can diversify a portfolio with international stock exchange traded funds, but before diving into overseas investments, people should take a moment…
ECB Stimulus Signals Risk-On for Global Stock ETFs
The European Central Bank’s decision to increase monetary stimulus could allow easy money to flow into global markets, bolstering exchange traded funds…
Have You Upped Your Global Stock ETF Game?
Most investors show a preference to their home countries, or “home country bias,” but with exchange traded funds, portfolio diversification and global…
The World in Rally Mode
The $5.5 billion iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NasdaqGS: ACWI) looks like it is flashing some encouraging signals for market bulls. ACWI, which…
ETF Chart of the Day: Global Low-Volatility Fund
A relatively new fund to the ETF landscape that has suddenly become rather active is iShares MSCI All Country World Minimum Volatility…
Fee Battle Moves to All-World ETFs
For Vanguard, the ETF price wars are on. The name of the game is to undercut the largest two competitors Vanguard has…
How to Keep It Simple With Global ETF Exposure
When it comes to portfolio construction, one popular way to insulate yourself and diversify with exchange traded funds (ETFs) is to invest…
Can You Get Diversified With All-World ETFs?
The outlook for the U.S. economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs) remains pretty grim: inflation, weak currency, stagflation, you name it. Does…