Over the last couple of years, investor interest in certain asset classes and general strategies has spiked as a result of the challenges facing global financial markets. With interest rates at record lows and volatility jumping to higher-than-average levels, dividend-focused ETFs have become popular products. ETFs linked to indexes that screen based either on dividend stability or magnitude have the potential to enhance current returns while also smoothing out volatility, and as such have been the targets of some significant inflows [see our free ETF Screener]. Another area of increased interest is emerging markets; despite some recent struggles, many U.S.-based investors have begun to shed their home country bias and accept that more meaningful allocations to developing economies are necessary for achieving long-term asset growth. With developing economies in North America and Europe bogged down by hefty debt burdens, slow growth, and elevated unemployment, the “growth gap” relative to emerging [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Not Just EEM & VWO: Emerging Markets ETF Options New Emerging Markets ETF Option: HILO Debuts State Street Debuts Two New Emerging Markets ETFs Emerging Markets ETFs: Five Factors To Consider Dividend ETF Special: 25 Equity ETFs With Attractive Distribution Yields
Over the last couple of years, investor interest in certain asset classes and general strategies has spiked as a result of the challenges facing global financial markets. With interest rates at record lows and volatility jumping to higher-than-average levels, dividend-focused ETFs have become popular products. ETFs linked to indexes that screen based either on dividend stability or magnitude have the potential to enhance current returns while also smoothing out volatility, and as such have been the targets of some significant inflows [see our free ETF Screener]. Another area of increased interest is emerging markets; despite some recent struggles, many U.S.-based investors have begun to shed their home country bias and accept that more meaningful allocations to developing economies are necessary for achieving long-term asset growth. With developing economies in North America and Europe bogged down by hefty debt burdens, slow growth, and elevated unemployment, the “growth gap” relative to emerging [...]
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