International stocks remain compelling for investors even amid heightened fears from the U.S.-Iran conflict this week.
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One significant trend has emerged this year: The biggest winners this year are abroad.
Emerging markets stocks represented by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)
are higher by more than 7% this year, while all non-U.S. equities in the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX)
gaining more than 5%. The U.S. market has lagged in comparison, with the S&P 500 in negative territory year to date. The broad market index has lost 0.3%.
After years of outperformance, U.S. stocks are lagging behind their foreign peers. Experts say it's worth holding some of both.
After years of U.S. outperformance, your portfolio could maybe use a little more diversification, experts say.
Oil prices soar in the U.S.-Iran war, leading to volatility in emerging markets, and showing how concentrated EM funds are in…
It may be time to dive deeper into the emerging markets trade.
Why wait for a market that is growing at about 1% per month when there’s one growing at nearly 1% per day?
Many emerging markets indexes drastically outperformed rivals in developed markets, including the S&P 500.
