That's one of the reasons why we don't advocate for investing in
specific emerging market countries because you're tending to offset some of that country - specific risk by investing broadly.
Not exact matches
BlackRock and iShares ETFs that range from globally diversified strategies, such as the iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets ETF, to funds that focus on
specific regions like Latin America and
countries like China and India.
Stress in
emerging markets is nothing new and pops up in
specific countries on a yearly basis; however, there is always a risk that
country -
specific stress can spill over into a global contagion similar to what occurred in 1997 - 1998.
As you probably know, ETFs may track a commodity such as gold, a basket of commodities such as agricultural crops, a broad index like the S&P 500, an industry sector such as financials, the economy of a
specific country like Japan or Brazil, or even a group of
countries designated as «
emerging markets».
You can essentially ignore the CAD - USD fluctuation for broad international ETFs like Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA), iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), Vanguard
Emerging Markets ETF (VWO), iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) etc.,
country -
specific ETFs like iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) etc. and even ADRs that trade in US exchanges but are denominated in local currencies like Nokia (NOK).
Even if the U.S. dollars falls you should be protected if the foreign currency moves upward with the Canadian dollar as you mention in this post: «You can essentially ignore the CAD - USD fluctuation for broad international ETFs like Vanguard Europe Pacific ETF (VEA), iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), Vanguard
Emerging Markets ETF (VWO), iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) etc.,
country -
specific ETFs like iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) etc. and even ADRs that trade in US exchanges but are denominated in local currencies like Nokia (NOK)».
I don't know the
specific individual, but if they reach out to me I'd immediately apologize for calling them an «ass - clown» & «idiot» — that was completely inappropriate language... Now you push me on it, I'm sure I can find far more appropriate language to describe somebody who thinks it's fucking acceptable to sell a Frontier
Markets ETF which happens to have 51 % of its assets invested in a single
country (Chile — actually an
emerging market for the past decade or two).
ETFs can cover individual commodities like gold or oil, a sector of the
market like healthcare or technology,
emerging markets like the pacific rim, a
specific country like China or Peru, as well as a number of similar mutual fund categories.
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specific risks of investing in Plan portfolios, which can include risks of convertible securities;
country, sector, region or industry focus; credit; derivative securities; foreign securities, including currency exchange rates, political and economic developments, trading practices, availability of information, limited
markets and heightened risk in
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