Almost
all foreign markets beat the S&P 500 in May, except for Latin American funds which were the sole big category loser, down about 3 %.
Not exact matches
Domestic steel manufacturers have taken a
beating in the past few years, especially after the
market was flooded by cheaper
foreign imports — but now the sector is rallying.
Capital
Markets Foreign Exchange The strong dollar has beaten down emerging markets currencies ahead of prospective Federal Reserve rate increases, but the fallout for developing economies will vary
Markets Foreign Exchange The strong dollar has
beaten down emerging
markets currencies ahead of prospective Federal Reserve rate increases, but the fallout for developing economies will vary
markets currencies ahead of prospective Federal Reserve rate increases, but the fallout for developing economies will vary widely.
Well, Stan goes on to show a few different index funds in different sectors (
foreign and emerging
markets, for example), but the point remains the same: hindsight is always 20/20, and you'll never be able to accurately find the actively managed fund that
beats the index, consistently, after fees and charges.
Meanwhile, these investors figure smaller U.S. stocks and
foreign markets are less efficiently priced, so an active manager has a better shot at generating
market -
beating returns.