One Foreign Market Index, One ETF – Part II !!

Northern Trust has launched 3 more country index ETFs. These are: 1.Country – Italy S&P/MIB Index Fund – ITL 2.Country – South Africa NETS FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index Fund – JNB 3.Country – Singapore NETS FTSE Singapore Straits Times Index Fund – SGT Of these SGT and ITL will have great dividend yields. We will …

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One Foreign Market Index, One ETF !!

For many years, ishares’s single country ETFs have dominated the ETF market for investing in one specific country. These ETFs tracked the main market index of the corresponding countries. They have been a huge success with funds such as EWG and EWA collecting assets of over $1.0B since launch. Due to the success of the …

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One Country, One Investment !!!

Image: European Union (EU) flag Buying individual foreign stocks involves higher risk than investing in a basket of stocks thru a [tag]fund[/tag].This is due to the simple fact that information on foreign stocks may not be readily available even in this internet age and also due to other usual risks associated with foreign investing. Investing …

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