David Jackson

Broad Emerging Market ETFs

Update: We just added some new articles to the Further Reading section, specifically on the issue of which is the best broad emerging market ETF to choose for your portfolio.

Broad International ETFs

Update: We've added Roger Nusbaum's short article "Explore More Core" ( seekingalpha.com/artic... ) to the Further Reading section.

It's short, and asks more questions than it answers, but it touches on a crucial issue: Should you build a portfolio with an All World ETF as the core, supplemented by perhaps one other instrument?

Broad International ETFs

Update: In the Further Reading section, we've added two articles about building a portfolio from an All World ETF:

BGI's All World ETF Could Fundamentally Change the Way People Invest (Matt Hougan)
seekingalpha.com/artic...

Total Stock Market ETFs vs. Slice 'n Dice (Murray Coleman)
seekingalpha.com/artic...

Broad International ETFs

Update: we just added Barclays' iShares MSCI ACWI (All Country World Index) Index Fund ETF (ACWI) to the list.

Broad Emerging Market ETFs

Quick question for ETF readers: One thing I wasn't clear enough on when I wrote this was: why use single country ETFs instead of a broad emerging market ETF? Is the only reason if you think that you can beat the broad index by picking a country? Or there's a benefit from rebalancing? What other reasons are there to avoid these ETFs in favor of single country ETFs? Thoughts appreciated!