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Your All-ETF Portfolio: Too Correlated?
Maurice Chia • Sun, Feb 24 • 11 Comments
Fixing Growth Index Investing To Improve Long-Term Performance
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 20 • 1 Comment
ETF Spotlight: International Growth Stocks
Tom Lydon • Mon, Nov 26, 2012
The Value In International Growth
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 19, 2012 • 2 Comments
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
A Foreign Equity ETF With Low Exposure To European Banks
Morningstar • Wed, Jul 4, 2012 • 1 Comment
Simple Portfolio Building: Balanced
Brad Kenagy • Tue, Mar 27, 2012 • 4 Comments
Diversified Core Asset Allocation ETF Portfolios Review
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Europe And The U.S.: Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Bail?
Joseph L. Shaefer • Mon, Nov 7, 2011 • 32 Comments
ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Is Cheaper Better?
Jon R. Orcutt • Wed, Nov 2, 2011 • 35 Comments
Today's U.S. Market Isn't Japan All Over Again. Prepare For The Next Leg Up
Joseph L. Shaefer • Wed, Oct 26, 2011 • 11 Comments
Call of the Week: Neutral on Developed vs. Emerging Markets
Russ Koesterich • Tue, Aug 2, 2011
The ECB's Poor Credibility and Another Lost Opportunity
Erwan Mahe • Wed, Apr 27, 2011
ETFs Move Forcefully Below 50-Day Moving Averages
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Mar 16, 2011 • 1 Comment
Six Asset Class Portfolio: Comparing Single ETF vs. Multiple ETF per Asset Class Returns
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Bristol-Myers Should Broaden Its 401K Plan Investment Choices
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Dec 8, 2010 • 3 Comments
What This Chart Tells Us About Emerging Market, Small Cap Historical Returns
David Hunkar • Sun, Nov 28, 2010
BofA's 401K Plan: Well-Designed ETF Choices for its Employees
MyPlanIQ • Sun, Oct 24, 2010 • 6 Comments
TD Ameritrade Commission-Free ETFs Empower Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Oct 20, 2010 • 4 Comments
Lazy Portfolios - The Playoffs
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Oct 13, 2010 • 1 Comment

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ETF Spotlight: International Growth Stocks
Tom Lydon • Mon, Nov 26, 2012
The Value In International Growth
Morningstar • Mon, Nov 19, 2012 • 2 Comments
A Foreign Equity ETF With Low Exposure To European Banks
Morningstar • Wed, Jul 4, 2012 • 1 Comment

Your All-ETF Portfolio: Too Correlated?
Maurice Chia • Sun, Feb 24 • 11 Comments
Fixing Growth Index Investing To Improve Long-Term Performance
Morningstar • Wed, Feb 20 • 1 Comment
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
Simple Portfolio Building: Balanced
Brad Kenagy • Tue, Mar 27, 2012 • 4 Comments
Diversified Core Asset Allocation ETF Portfolios Review
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Jan 12, 2012
Europe And The U.S.: Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Bail?
Joseph L. Shaefer • Mon, Nov 7, 2011 • 32 Comments
ETFs Vs. Mutual Funds: Is Cheaper Better?
Jon R. Orcutt • Wed, Nov 2, 2011 • 35 Comments
Today's U.S. Market Isn't Japan All Over Again. Prepare For The Next Leg Up
Joseph L. Shaefer • Wed, Oct 26, 2011 • 11 Comments
Call of the Week: Neutral on Developed vs. Emerging Markets
Russ Koesterich • Tue, Aug 2, 2011
The ECB's Poor Credibility and Another Lost Opportunity
Erwan Mahe • Wed, Apr 27, 2011
ETFs Move Forcefully Below 50-Day Moving Averages
Bespoke Investment Group • Wed, Mar 16, 2011 • 1 Comment
Six Asset Class Portfolio: Comparing Single ETF vs. Multiple ETF per Asset Class Returns
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Jan 20, 2011
Bristol-Myers Should Broaden Its 401K Plan Investment Choices
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Dec 8, 2010 • 3 Comments
What This Chart Tells Us About Emerging Market, Small Cap Historical Returns
David Hunkar • Sun, Nov 28, 2010
BofA's 401K Plan: Well-Designed ETF Choices for its Employees
MyPlanIQ • Sun, Oct 24, 2010 • 6 Comments
TD Ameritrade Commission-Free ETFs Empower Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Oct 20, 2010 • 4 Comments
Lazy Portfolios - The Playoffs
MyPlanIQ • Wed, Oct 13, 2010 • 1 Comment
Diversification and Style Rotation Improve Portfolio Performance Without Extra Risk
MyPlanIQ • Sun, Sep 26, 2010
Armstrong Index-Based Lazy Portfolio Returns Study
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Sep 20, 2010
Google’s 401K Plan Overweight REITs and Fixed Income Funds
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Sep 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

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EFG vs. ETF Alternatives

EFG Description

The iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the MSCI EAFE Growth Index.
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Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International Equity ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Global & Regions

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Monday, March 18, 8:47 AM While the currency-hedged Japan ETF has been the hit of the season, investors exposed more generally to overseas stocks - say through the EFA - also have an ETF to protect against sliding foreign currencies, the DBA ETF Trust (DBEF). The fund provides the exact same exposure as the EFA, but hedges against currency movement. When the dollar shines, so will the fund, +10.6% YTD vs. 5.3% for EFA. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, February 12, 10:46 AM The Dogs of the Dow system doesn't work that well, according to the Leuthold Group, which instead suggests the "bridesmaid" strategy - buying the previous year's 2nd best performing sector. It would have returned 15% annualized over the past 40 years. 2012's runner-up and 2013's buy: Foreign stocks (EFA). 1 Comment [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, January 7, 12:18 PM Another new launch quickly attracting assets is the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA). With $280M AUM, the fund has an expense ratio of 14 bps vs. 34 bps for the (also iShares) MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), with $38B AUM. The IEFA holds about triple the number of stocks as the EFA and has returned 7.9% since late-October inception, about 100 bps better than its big brother. Comment!
Friday, December 21, 2012, 9:57 AM Launched in October, iShares' Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) has pulled in more than $200M in AUM. The fund charges just 14 basis points, less than the 34 of its big brother, the EFA. It also holds 2,512 names as opposed to the 912 held by EFA. Scoreboard: IEFA +7.23%, EFA +6.58% since the October 23 inception. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 12:04 PM Latin American stocks (ILF) have outperformed much of the developed world for most of the last decade, but that could be about to change. Using EFA as a proxy for developed markets, ex-North America, J.C. Parets sees a huge base and potential bottom formed in the EFA/ILF ratio. Bulls on beaten down spots like Japan and Europe may have reason to cheer in coming years. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Global & FX]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 1:12 PM The MSCI EAFE Index (EFA +0.8%) - representing international stocks - continues a 3-month run of outperformance over the S&P 500 in which it's gained nearly 6% while U.S. big caps have been about flat. Now up 12.2% YTD, the EFA has pulled nearly even with the S&P after falling way behind this summer. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 11:26 AM Long-term investors looking for international equity exposure might find a better deal in the new sister fund of the MSCI EAFE Index (EFA). The Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) has a lower annual fee, 0.14% vs. 0.34%, and includes a market-weighting of small caps - EFA and others lop them off. Of course cost is more than the annual fee, and EFA's $37B AUM assures better liquidity for the moment. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, October 22, 2012, 4:48 PM BlackRock rolls out four new ETFs for its so-called core series featuring expense ratios under 0.2%. The MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) and the MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) are notable because they seemingly compete with other iShares offerings - EFA and EEM. The other two are the MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) and the Core Short-Term U.S. Bond ETF (ISTB). Comment! [Financials]
Friday, October 12, 2012, 3:28 PM Developed markets outside the U.S. are trying pick up ground against the S&P 500 - gaining 216 basis points over the last quarter - but over the last year, it's not close. The S&P 500 has gained 18.5% vs. 3.4% for the EFA. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:08 PM The S&P 500 in July slightly expands its lead over other developed equity markets (as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index). Three hours before month's end, SPY has gained 1.4% vs. 0.3% for EFA. YTD, EFA is up 1.1%, nearly 700 basis points less than SPY. On a Y/Y basis, the S&P has outperformed by a whopping 3700 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:59 AM The economic crisis threatens to increase protectionism, says WTO Director General Pascal Lamy, creating a "vicious circle where crisis erodes the capacity of governance to cooperate well," and thereby makes it more difficult to begin a recovery. "I’m afraid we have to expect difficult times for the world economy at large." 1 Comment [Global & FX]

EFG iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index ETF

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iShares MSCI EAFE Growth Index ETF