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  • ADRs, ETFs and Golf Clubs

    If you’re just getting started in international investing, at some point you’re going to encounter exchange traded funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). These are virtually idiot-proof securities that can be bought and sold through any broker, just like shares of IBM.

    Unless you live in Kuala Lumpur, building a portfolio of Malaysian stocks would be an enormous hassle for an individual investor. The iShares Malaysia exchange traded fund (ticker: EWM) makes it a snap. If you want to invest in a company like Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, you could try opening up a brokerage account in Sao Paulo (pretty hard) or just buy Vale’s NYSE-listed ADRs (much easier, ticker: VALE).

    Unless you live in Kuala Lumpur, building a portfolio of Malaysian stocks would be an enormous hassle for an individual investor. The iShares Malaysia exchange traded fund (ticker: EWM) makes it a snap. If you want to invest in a company like Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, you could try opening up a brokerage account in Sao Paulo (pretty hard) or just buy Vale’s NYSE-listed ADRs (much easier, ticker: VALE).
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    Tags: EEM, FXI, EWZ, INP, EWW, EZA, CHL, EWY, TEVA, NWSA, emerging markets, international investing, ADRs, ETFs
    May 18 01:20 pm | Link | 1 Comment
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