Articles Referencing EWD

For Europe ETFs, Unemployment Rates Don't Mean Much

5/9/2013, 1:54 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

At least not in 2013. The eurozone is contending with a jobless rate of around 12 percent, but when it comes to country-specific ETFs tracking European nations (both eurozone members and... Read >>

4 Developed Market ETFs Better Than SPY

3/19/2013, 11:54 am from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, Economy, International

While the last few days have been nothing to write home about, there is no denying that U.S. stocks are off to a solid start in 2013. A look at the chart of the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: ... Read >>

Currency Peg and AAA Rating Make This ETF a 'Garden of Eden'

3/18/2013, 4:37 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, International, US Markets

In biblical parlance, a rough interpretation of the Garden of Eden is that it is a highly desirable place to be. For investors looking for long exposure to Europe, finding such a destination... Read >>

3 Foreign ETFs Still Beating the S&P 500 - ETF News And Commentary

3/15/2013, 8:45 am from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

Many investors are finally starting to believe that the U.S. market is back on track. After all, the DJIA is at an all-time high, while the housing and jobs markets are also performing well to... Read >>

Buy These Almost 52-Week High ETFs

3/5/2013, 12:06 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

With the benefit of the broader market's recent sturdy performance, plenty of exchange-traded funds can be found within spitting distance of their 52-week highs. To be precise, nearly 670 ETFs... Read >>

10 For '13: Top Picks Among Europe ETFs For 2013

12/10/2012, 7:04 am from Benzinga in Investing, Economy, ETFs, International

By this point in the year, it will not come as a surprise to most investors that many ETFs tracking developed European economies have delivered stellar returns in 2012. Metaphors involving... Read >>

Checking In: A European Beta ETF (IDHB, EWD)

6/12/2012, 1:46 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Economy, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

As the exchange-traded products industry has continued to evolve, one of the more interesting phenomenons has been the rise of volatility funds . These ETFs allow investors to dial down or... Read >>

Bank Run: ETFs for a Run on European Banks (EWP, GXF, EWO)

6/5/2012, 4:33 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas, US Markets

It's probably not a surprise to many market observers, but Google Trends shows searches for the phrase "bank run" have reached record levels . The phrase "Spanish... Read >>

Scandinavian ETFs Could See Increased Activity (EDEN, EWD, GXF)

6/4/2012, 1:01 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

Following up on a bullish view of Norway and the Nordic country's corresponding ETFs , Street One Financial is forecasting increased activity for ETFs tracking Scandinavian countries in... Read >>

The Definitive Scandinavian ETF Guide (EWD, GXF, EDEN)

6/4/2012, 12:49 am from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, ETFs, Investing Ideas

The Definitive Scandinavian ETF Guide (EWD, GXF, EDEN) By any metric, things are ugly in Europe and poised to get worse. Exchange traded funds tracking the various Euro Zone constituents paint... Read >>

Which Non-U.S. Countries Have the Highest and Lowest Forward P/E Multiples?

1/27/2011, 1:50 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

Richard Shaw ( QVM Group ) submits: The five countries whose S&P/BMI stock index have the lowest forward P/E multiples, and for which there is a country ETF, are China (proxy... Read >>

Why the Euro Wasn't Such a Bad Idea

3/3/2010, 2:37 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

Antonio Fatas submits: The current budgetary crisis in Greece has led to concerns about the stability of the eurozone as a single currency area. There have been talks about the possibility... Read >>

Success in 2010 Requires Investing in Other Countries

12/24/2009, 1:08 pm from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

Roger Nusbaum submits: The folks at Seeking Alpha asked me to give them some thoughts on what 2010 might look like for investors. In all deference to that Chinese proverb, these have... Read >>

Seeking High-Alpha, Low-Beta Countries (Part II)

12/22/2009, 3:58 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks

This piece is part of an ongoing project to identify countries that have a potential to provide high investment returns while exposing investors to less market risk. It constitutes part two... Read >>

Seeking High-Alpha, Low-Beta Countries (Part I)

12/14/2009, 3:30 am from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Investing Ideas, Stocks

A year ago, Seeking Alpha published a piece of mine entitled "Calculating Country Risk Observed By Betas". Since equity markets tend to go up and down in a synchronous fashion... Read >>