http://www.iconoclast-investor.com/2009/10/07/the-new-normal-and-an-old-mistake/ An investment blog that is NOT always part of the herd Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.iconoclast-investor.com/2009/10/07/the-new-normal-and-an-old-mistake/comment-page-1/#comment-16327 Why You Need An Emerging Market ETF | ETF Database Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:01:33 +0000 http://www.iconoclast-investor.com/?p=2006#comment-16327 [...] Historically, most U.S. investors steered the vast majority of their equity holdings into domestic stocks, shying away from emerging markets because of their “excessive” volatility. But over the last few years, U.S. markets have experienced unprecedented turbulence and a prolonged downturn while many emerging markets have proved to be surprisingly resilient in the face of a global economic crisis. This seemingly sudden volatility of domestic stocks has many investors reevaluating their equity allocation and scrambling to understand a new risk paradigm. [...] [...] Historically, most U.S. investors steered the vast majority of their equity holdings into domestic stocks, shying away from emerging markets because of their “excessive” volatility. But over the last few years, U.S. markets have experienced unprecedented turbulence and a prolonged downturn while many emerging markets have proved to be surprisingly resilient in the face of a global economic crisis. This seemingly sudden volatility of domestic stocks has many investors reevaluating their equity allocation and scrambling to understand a new risk paradigm. [...]

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