Emerging equity markets have performed well so far this year. After a few years of disappointing average to poor returns emerging stocks are projected to have good growth potential this year. For example, commodities such as copper prices are rising due to rising demand. Some of the emerging markets’ year-to-date returns are listed below: China’s Shanghai …

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The widely used benchmark for emerging markets from provider MSCI has changed substantially in recent years. As emerging markets evolve the index weightings changes accordingly. The graphic below shows the comparison of country and sector weights of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index in 2008 and 2016: Click to enlarge Source: Active Viewpoint: Global Emerging Markets, Martin Currie …

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Emerging markets such Brazil, China, India, Russia,etc. have had overall strong economic growth in the past few decades.However despite the tremendous increase in the standard of living in these and other emerging countries, the GDP per Capita is still far lower than those of developed countries. Click to enlarge Source: Emerging-Market Equity 2017 Outlook, Franklin Templeton Investments …

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Emerging markets have outperformed developed markets this year. As of  Sept 9, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up 14.5% while the MSCI World Index is up 2.7% according to an article by investment guru Mark Mobius. The MSCI World index is a proxy for developed markets. The following chart shows the total return of Emerging vs. Developed …

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