Sentences with phrase «other international indexes»

Like the other international indexes, a subset of this global index is used, like the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. (excludes U.S. stocks), to build index funds around.

Not exact matches

I plan: 5 % — swing for the fences 10 % — save for big blue chip bargain buys that pop up throughout the year 10 % — VNQ, other than our primary residence, I have no exposure to RE, so this should help with that 15 % — VXUS, international index exposure 60 % — VTI, total stock market index (as I get older, I will be also adding BND or a bond fund, but at 32, I'm working on building equities!)

Most every other stock was muddling along, a reminder that the index, like Canada's economy, depends greatly on the oil industry, which is scaling back its ambition to fit an international crude price of around $ 50 per barrel.

There are index funds for international stocks (covering the developed countries), emerging markets (Southeast Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe), small company stocks, real estate stocks, bonds, and other types of investments.

In other words, you would buy $ 354.42 more of the International stock index fund and sell $ 107.58 worth of shares of the U.S. stock fund and $ 246.84 of the bonds, so that the percentages return to the original proportions, as shown in the value of the target asset allocation row.

The lack of substantial bullish follow - through in leading individual stocks in recent weeks, the absence of leadership in most ETFs (other than international ETFs), and the bearish pattern on the weekly chart of the S&P 500 Index (below) are all valid reasons to avoid the long side of the market now.

According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, Nigeria is more corrupt today under Buhari than at any other time since Transparency International started keeping records!

Secondary end points included intraoperative and postoperative complications, circumferential resection margin positivity (CRM +) and other pathological outcomes, quality of life (36 - Item Short Form Survey and 20 - item Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory), bladder and sexual dysfunction (International Prostate Symptom Score, International Index of Erectile Function, and Female Sexual Function Index), and oncological outcomes.

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The first step was to use the 12 PISA and other international math and science assessments, dating back to 1964, to construct an index of cognitive skill levels for a large sample of countries at various points in time.

On the other hand, by holding international stock index funds in your taxable account, you benefit from the fund's credit for foreign taxes paid — a benefit that's lost if you hold the fund in a retirement account.

Multiple other indices also exist covering other bond markets, such as international (non-USD) bonds, tax - exempts (municipal bonds), securitized products, floating rate, etc..

In a nutshell, here it is: The portfolio starts with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index SPX, -0.14 %, then adds equal portions of nine other very carefully selected U.S. and international asset classes, each one carefully chosen to be an excellent long - term vehicle for diversifying from the S&P 500.

You can also measure a fund or ETF against other indexes, like the ones provided by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and Morningstar, Inc..

A diversified mix of index funds or ETFs (bonds, US and international stocks, and other asset classes) can dramatically reduce the risk of your overall portfolio.

I can describe this portfolio briefly: The «ultimate» portfolio starts with the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.41 % then adds small and equal portions of nine other very carefully selected U.S. and international asset classes, each one being an excellent long - term vehicle for diversifying.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund 14 % Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund 5 % Vanguard Short - Term Inflation - Protected Securities Index Fund 6 % Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund 75 % Through its investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund, the Portfolio indirectly invests in a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics.

Neither the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund nor the Green Century Equity Fund (each a «Fund» and together the «Funds») is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the «MSCI Parties»), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is bIndex Fund nor the Green Century Equity Fund (each a «Fund» and together the «Funds») is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the «MSCI Parties»), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is bindex on which a Fund is based.

The Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (the «Fund») is not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the «MSCI Parties»), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to the Fund or any index on which the Fund is bIndex Fund (the «Fund») is not sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the «MSCI Parties»), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to the Fund or any index on which the Fund is bindex on which the Fund is based.

Through its investment in Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund, the Portfolio also indirectly invests in government, government agency, corporate, and securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments, all issued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and with maturities of more than 1 year.

Neither the Green Century Equity Fund nor the Green Century MSCI International Index Fund (each a «Fund» and together the «Funds») is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the «MSCI Parties»), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is bIndex Fund (each a «Fund» and together the «Funds») is sponsored, endorsed, or promoted by MSCI, its affiliates, information providers or any other third party involved in, or related to, compiling, computing or creating the MSCI indices (the «MSCI Parties»), and the MSCI Parties bear no liability with respect to a Fund or any index on which a Fund is bindex on which a Fund is based.

By throwing a total international stock index fund into the mix, you can dampen the ups and downs of the stock portion of your portfolio, as the shares of some countries may be rising while those of other countries are falling.

Even here in the US this is true — I do have some international index funds and they are showing great gains right now since they are expressed in US dollars, while the other currencies have appreciated relative to us.

I was thinking that there could be an additional benefit of holding both an international index fund and US index fund and re-balancing: it could help force both funds to be sold on the highs and bought on the lows (relative to each other).

In addition to good historical returns and strong alpha potential, international small cap stocks also provide good diversification when paired with other broad market indexes.

On the flip side, a break below the February lows could potentially drag Europe and other broad - based international stock market indexes lower as concerns over wider financial issues take hold.

The percentages of the Portfolio's assets allocated to each Underlying Fund are: Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund 70 % Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund 17.50 % Vanguard Institutional Total Stock Market Index Fund 8.75 % Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund 3.75 % Through its investment in Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index Fund, the Portfolio indirectly invests in a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index in terms of key risk factors and other characteristics.

Through its ownership of Vanguard ® Total International Bond Index Fund, the Portfolio indirectly owns government, government agency, corporate, and securitized non-U.S. investment - grade fixed income investments, all issued in currencies other than the U.S. dollar and with maturities of more than 1 year.

But our other international pick, the iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF / TSX) has just 6.6 % in info tech and 4 % to telecom.

(If international small - cap managers had been correctly compared to an index that included emerging markets, the rate of underperformance would rise to the 70 to 80 percent range, which is in line with the other categories.)

Gasoline indirect cost calculated based on International Center for Technology Assessment (ICTA), The Real Price of Gasoline, Report No. 3 (Washington, DC: 1998), p. 34, and updated using ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities Associated with Global Climate Change: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: September 2004), ICTA, Gasoline Cost Externalities: Security and Protection Services: An Update to CTA's Real Price of Gasoline Report (Washington, DC: January 2005), Terry Tamminen, Lives Per Gallon: The True Cost of Our Oil Addiction (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2006), p. 60, and Bureau for Economic Analysis, «Table 3 — Price Indices for Gross Domestic Product and Gross Domestic Purchases,» GDP and Other Major Series, 1929 — 2007 (Washington, DC: August 2007); U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Energy Information Administration (EIA), This Week in Petroleum (Washington, DC: various issues).

The Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals covers international law (public and private), comparative law, and municipal law of countries other than the United States, British Isles, and British Commonwealth.

«The firm sits in third place on the index, but despite its smaller (in relative terms) size and not being one of the top choices for international buyers, it still has a stronger brand than other larger firms,» Acritas noted in announcing the survey results.

Many investors and regulators rely on Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index, which tracks people's points of view on various nations» apparent levels of corruption, drawing on a variety of polls and other corruption - related data.

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In a more comprehensive study, Morgan Stanley Capital International found that REITs have had a greater volatility than other indices in the past two years, but had the lowest volatility looking back over five - and 10 - year spans.