{"id":6909,"date":"2013-09-04T14:38:44","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T21:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketriders.com\/investing\/?p=6909"},"modified":"2016-12-21T07:28:26","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T15:28:26","slug":"where-to-invest-money-in-global-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketriders.com\/investing\/where-to-invest-money-in-global-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Where To Invest Money In Global Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

It used to be that investing was pretty simple. You bought a few blue chips, some\u00a0U.S. Treasury bonds<\/a>\u00a0and took a long nap. Where to invest money had one simple answer: Here, at home.<\/p>\n

Fast forward a few decades and now even the once-exotic idea of foreign investing is commonplace. For retirement investors, this is a huge step forward. Global investment opportunities really matter for long-term\u00a0retirement portfolios<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"where<\/a><\/p>\n

The good news is that knowing where to invest money is not a matter of getting tips from experts abroad or even having a smattering of high-school Spanish. It’s really about spreading your money near and far.<\/p>\n

How? By using broad\u00a0exchange-traded funds (ETFs)<\/a>\u00a0that capture whole regions of the world and whole markets. There are risks, of course, but\u00a0ETFs\u00a0diminish those risks by pooling investable companies into simple tickers you can buy and sell safely through your trusted brokerage.<\/p>\n

Where to invest money<\/h2>\n

Exactly which\u00a0ETFs\u00a0is not so important, but here are some quick illustrations of what I am talking about. You want widely held, liquid,\u00a0inexpensive funds<\/a>\u00a0that capture the major players abroad. Some of those are:<\/p>\n

Vanguard FTSE Emerging\u00a0Markets\u00a0ETF (VWO):<\/strong>\u00a0Investing\u00a0in the common stocks of the FTSE Emerging Index. Holdings include\u00a0China Mobile,\u00a0Taiwan Semiconductor\u00a0Manufacturing and America Movil.<\/p>\n

SPDR S&P Emerging\u00a0Markets\u00a0Small Cap (EWX):<\/strong>\u00a0Seeking to track the performance of the S&P Emerging\u00a0Markets\u00a0Under $2 Billion Index. Here’ll you find smaller, faster-growth firms such as Glenmark Pharmaceuticals and Datatec Ltd.<\/p>\n

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth (EFG):<\/strong>\u00a0Seeks investment results that correspond to the MSCI EAFE Growth Index. This is Nestle, Roche and Toyota, among other major names.<\/p>\n

iShares MSCI EAFE Value (EFV):<\/strong>\u00a0Corresponds to the MSCI EAFE Value Index, that is, firms that appear to have declined in price and might now represent an opportunity. Recent holdings include\u00a0HSBC Holdings,\u00a0Vodafone\u00a0and\u00a0Novartis.<\/p>\n

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap (SCZ):<\/strong>\u00a0Tracks the performance of the MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index. Companies include Nippon Kayaku, Symrise and\u00a0Valeo.<\/p>\n

Are these the “best”\u00a0ETFs\u00a0out there for foreign investing? No, but they are good and representative of the types of funds you should be looking to buy to build your own global\u00a0retirement portfolio<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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