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Middle East And Africa ETFs: 'Frontier' Income
Thomas Furda • Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
Dodge High Beta With These Global ETFs
Benzinga • Thu, Mar 21 • 2 Comments
GULF: Treasure Discovered In The Middle East
The Amalgamator • Mon, Feb 25 • 4 Comments
Middle East Market Confidence Remains At 52-Week Low
WhisperNumber • Wed, Feb 13
2012's Top Performing Dividend ETFs
Jon Peter • Tue, Jan 15 • 6 Comments
Middle East Facts You Should Know
Elliott R. Morss • Sun, Dec 16, 2012 • 33 Comments
A Look Into Saudi Arabia's Future
Peter Pham • Wed, Dec 5, 2012 • 3 Comments
Why Be Cautious With These 5 High-Yield ETFs
Kevin Quon • Wed, Jun 20, 2012
Emerging Markets ETF Cheat Sheet: Yields, Returns, Fees, And More
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jun 4, 2012
Africa: The Final Frontier Market Redux
Emerging Money • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 2 Comments
Middle East ETF Update
Nuqudy • Tue, May 15, 2012
What's Next For Egypt's Economy After A Currency Devaluation?
Ulysses de la Torre • Mon, May 7, 2012 • 4 Comments
Will Gulf State ETFs Thrive From Oil Wealth?
Stoyan Bojinov • Tue, May 1, 2012
A Closer Look At 2 Middle Eastern ETFs
David Fry • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 1 Comment
Profiting From An Oil Price Spike: A Strategy For Investing In The Middle East
Plan B Economics • Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Global Dividend ETFs: Diversification Or More Of The Same?
Dividend Dog • Mon, Jan 23, 2012 • 3 Comments
Dividend Paying Stocks Outperform In 2011: An ETF Strategy For Benefiting
Plan B Economics • Sun, Jan 8, 2012 • 13 Comments
Qatar Must Practice Energy Innovation To Grow Its Economy
Max G • Wed, Jan 4, 2012 • 2 Comments
UAE, Qatar Not Upgraded To Emerging Market Status
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 15, 2011
ETF Spotlight: Egypt
Tom Lydon • Wed, Nov 30, 2011

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GULF: Treasure Discovered In The Middle East
The Amalgamator • Mon, Feb 25 • 4 Comments
Middle East Market Confidence Remains At 52-Week Low
WhisperNumber • Wed, Feb 13
Trading the Revolutions in the Middle East
Simit Patel • Tue, Feb 15, 2011 • 2 Comments
Middle East Equity Markets: The Last Frontier of Investing
Irfan Chaudhry • Fri, Dec 31, 2010 • 14 Comments
Finding the Right Dividend ETF
Michael Johnston • Sun, Jan 24, 2010 • 4 Comments
The Dubai Mess
Felix Salmon • Wed, Jan 13, 2010 • 4 Comments
Introducing Sukuk: Islamic Loophole for Dubai Debt Debacle
Wade Slome • Fri, Dec 4, 2009 • 4 Comments
Dubai Debacle to Dubai Blip... Or Warm Up for Tomorrow's Potential Tumble?
Dr. Duru • Thu, Dec 3, 2009 • 5 Comments
On Sovereign and Quasi-Sovereign Risks
David Merkel • Wed, Dec 2, 2009 • 3 Comments
Dubai: Don't Expect a Bailout
BlindReason • Wed, Dec 2, 2009 • 4 Comments
Dubai Unwinding Just a Bid by Emirate Banks to Exert More Control over Gulf State?
Daniel Harrison • Mon, Nov 30, 2009 • 3 Comments
Dubai World's Leaky Submarine Deal
Matthew Goldstein • Sun, Nov 29, 2009 • 1 Comment
3 Factors Impacting Gulf Economies and ETFs
Tom Lydon • Tue, May 19, 2009
UAE Keeps Market Intervention Down, Trusts Economic Forces
Peter Cooper • Wed, Jan 14, 2009 • 1 Comment

Middle East And Africa ETFs: 'Frontier' Income
Thomas Furda • Thu, May 2 • 1 Comment
Dodge High Beta With These Global ETFs
Benzinga • Thu, Mar 21 • 2 Comments
2012's Top Performing Dividend ETFs
Jon Peter • Tue, Jan 15 • 6 Comments
Middle East Facts You Should Know
Elliott R. Morss • Sun, Dec 16, 2012 • 33 Comments
A Look Into Saudi Arabia's Future
Peter Pham • Wed, Dec 5, 2012 • 3 Comments
Why Be Cautious With These 5 High-Yield ETFs
Kevin Quon • Wed, Jun 20, 2012
Emerging Markets ETF Cheat Sheet: Yields, Returns, Fees, And More
Michael Johnston • Mon, Jun 4, 2012
Africa: The Final Frontier Market Redux
Emerging Money • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 2 Comments
Middle East ETF Update
Nuqudy • Tue, May 15, 2012
What's Next For Egypt's Economy After A Currency Devaluation?
Ulysses de la Torre • Mon, May 7, 2012 • 4 Comments
Will Gulf State ETFs Thrive From Oil Wealth?
Stoyan Bojinov • Tue, May 1, 2012
A Closer Look At 2 Middle Eastern ETFs
David Fry • Tue, Apr 3, 2012 • 1 Comment
Profiting From An Oil Price Spike: A Strategy For Investing In The Middle East
Plan B Economics • Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Global Dividend ETFs: Diversification Or More Of The Same?
Dividend Dog • Mon, Jan 23, 2012 • 3 Comments
Dividend Paying Stocks Outperform In 2011: An ETF Strategy For Benefiting
Plan B Economics • Sun, Jan 8, 2012 • 13 Comments
Qatar Must Practice Energy Innovation To Grow Its Economy
Max G • Wed, Jan 4, 2012 • 2 Comments
UAE, Qatar Not Upgraded To Emerging Market Status
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 15, 2011
ETF Spotlight: Egypt
Tom Lydon • Wed, Nov 30, 2011
Which Middle Eastern ETF Is The Best?
Nuqudy • Thu, Nov 17, 2011 • 3 Comments
A Semi-Active Strategy To Beat Buy-And-Hold
Efficient Alpha • Wed, Oct 19, 2011 • 11 Comments

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Market Extra: Middle East financial markets ignore the violence

at MarketWatch.com (Sep 12, 2012)
Jeff Reeves: Five ETFs that need to die

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 24, 2011)
Frontier Market Funds Offer Way To Play Mideast Turmoil

at CNBC.com (Feb 17, 2011)
Weekend Investor: The risk of Egypt and Mideast stocks, post Mubarak

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 11, 2011)
Chuck Jaffe: Egypt crisis shows dangers of single-country ETFs

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 6, 2011)
Greenberg: Why Investors Should Skip the Middle East

at CNBC.com (Jan 31, 2011)
CNBC's Davos 2011: Frontier Markets For The Brave Global Investor

at CNBC.com (Jan 24, 2011)

GULF vs. ETF Alternatives

GULF Description

WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Index.
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Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Dividend ETFs, A Guide to International Equity ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Emerging Markets, Dividends

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Monday, February 11, 10:39 AM Stocks outdo bonds as the 1.6K companies in the MSCI World Index yield 2.7% vs. 2.6% on the BAML Global Corporate Index, according to Bloomberg. Yielding just 6.1% the gap of junk bonds over equities is at its lowest since 1995. "Increasingly, dynamic capital allocators are being forced to consider equities," says one bullish strategist. 1 Comment
Friday, December 7, 2012, 3:05 PM Strubel Investment notes the horrid record of managements using cash for buybacks or M&A. Buybacks are simple - companies tend to do them when the share price is high (JPMorgan a classic example: It suspended purchases after the CIO loss with the stock near $30, and will rev them up again next year in the 40's). The top tax rates for dividends would have to rise to 70-80% to make them less valuable than the alternatives. 4 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 11:25 AM Why does high-yield in reference to bonds signal greater risk to investors, but high-dividend yield in reference to equities does not, wonders a fund strategist. When it comes to dividend ETFs, it pays to consider total return first, writes Paul Britt, as the yield and performance can vary ... widely. 2 Comments
Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 12:36 PM "An attempt to quantify ... a qualitative process," is how Morningstar's Josh Peters describes the creation of the Dividend Yield Focus Index. Most dividend indexes, he says, are entirely backward looking. Instead, Peters looks for an economic moat to protect against a dividend ever being cut. Thus far, it's working: The ETF benchmarked to the index (HDV) is outperforming DVY by a wide margin since the April 2011 launch. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 9:13 PM Currently weighting U.S. telecoms and utilities at zero in his dividend stock portfolio, Pimco's Brad Kinkelaar notes both sectors are trading at near off-the-chart premiums to their average relative multiple. Dividend investors would do better to look overseas, he says, where one can find companies that are growing, paying good dividends, and trading at better value. An excellent presentation. 7 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 8:15 AM Despite a Dividend 100 Index up 10% in 2012, dividend bargains are there to be had, especially if you look outside the U.S., Brett Arends suggests. And managers point to three attractive sectors in particular: pharmaceuticals, big energy and telecoms. Individual issues like JNJ, T, VZ and some global oil stocks look good, as well as ETFs like IDV, though it may be financials-heavy. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Energy, Healthcare]
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 3:06 PM Lagging far behind for much of the year, an international (developed markets) dividend fund (IDV) has pulled ahead of the popular domestic DVY (while sporting a higher yield as well). An emerging markets dividend fund (DEM) continues to trail both. 2 Comments [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Thursday, August 23, 2012, 4:35 PM "Under the hood analysis" is a must for dividend ETF investors, says WisdomTree's Jeremy Schwartz. Screens at many funds will leave out Apple, for instance, which is now the 3rd largest dividend payer in the U.S. Other techs - now the fastest dividend growers around - face the same issue. Don't forget international exposure, where firms are more likely to pay dividends and offer a higher yield. 3 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Monday, August 13, 2012, 11:04 AM Just as with the U.S., dividends on emerging market stocks are the largest contributors to returns over time, and one popular EM dividend fund (DEM) has comfortably outpaced (with lower volatility as well) the MSCI Emerging Markets Fund (EEM) in the 5 years since its incpetion. Comment!
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 3:39 PM The bubble isn't in dividend payers, writes Tadas Viskanta, it's in calling dividends a bubble. Research going back a long ways shows dividends have consistently provdied a significant part of equity returns and the high payers outperform the market averages. Does this mean the stocks are bulletproof? Of course not, but "dividends are the ultimate fundamental." 2 Comments
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 1:00 PM The good times for dividend income - 402 of the S&P 500 are making payouts this year, the highest since 1999 - could end in 2013 if current law nearly tripling the tax rate on divvies to 43.4% isn't changed. Instead, look for the money to shift from payouts to buybacks, says Howard Silverblatt. 3 Comments
Thursday, July 19, 2012, 10:41 AM Index construction matters, says State Street in its in-depth look at Dividend ETFs (free registration required). The firm notes a combined investment in its U.S. (SDY), International (DWX), and Emerging Market (EDIV) dividend ETFs would have outperformed the broad market by more than 100 bps over the last 30 months. Comment!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 12:53 PM Investing in frontier markets is about to get a bit easier as MSCI launches its Frontier Markets 100 index with BlackRock set to launch an ETF to track it. The index has 100 companies across 21 countries, and with 60% of the value coming from the Middle East. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, February 24, 2012, 1:30 PM John Burbank (video) of Passport Capital has put 15% of his $4B fund into Saudi Arabia which should benefit from a bigger opening of the market to foreigners (of which only 1% of the market is owned). Also helping, of course, is easy central bank money around the globe which should continue juicing oil. GAF +13.8% YTD. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, November 28, 2011, 12:46 PM While competitors are cutting back, Goldman Sachs (GS) is broadening its MENA equity research, initiating coverage on 80 new stocks, bringing the total to 121. Goldman's key theme is rising oil prices and the bank is looking at not only resource firms, but other beneficiaries like infrastructure and consumer spending. Comment! [Global & FX]
Friday, October 14, 2011, 12:30 PM The consultancy group Geopoliticy says the price tag for rebellion in the Middle East is pretty steep. Crunching data from the IMF, the group finds (.pdf) the Arab Spring cost the region more than $50B in short-term losses with an economic tally that doesn't account for losses to human life, infrastructure, or investment losses. Revenue gainers in the region were the oil-exporting nations that saw limited domestic trouble - UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. 2 Comments [Global & FX]

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iadops40
Qatar National Bank Q3 profit rises 11% as lending climbs PMNA FM GULF MES http://bloom.bg/SGwkVv
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realornot
GILF = GULF Palin's dict word! same thing.
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David White
Obama oil moratorium idealogically popular. Bad for oil trade deficit. Unpopular in most of GULF, whose citizens were the ones affected.
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Jim Van Meerten
GULF -Wisdon Tree Middle East Dividend ETF-96% Barchart buy signal-14 new highs in 20 sessions- Relative Strength Index - 75.80% and rising
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MarketGuy
GULF CEO - gals per transaction are down at pump, sees stressed consumer signs.
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The EconomicJoker
EXXI - major gas find in the GULF. I've been touting this stock for a while. I hope you purchased some.
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ETFdesk
WaysToPlay: United Arab Emirates Shares Climb on Dubai World Debt Optimism http://bit.ly/74I4VU $GULF $MES #ETF #MKT #Dubai
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WaysToPlay: Pimco Buys Abu Dhabi, Qatar Bonds After Dubai Shock http://bit.ly/4DlR9k $GULF $MES #ETF #MKT #Dubai
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