Japan will rebound

Japan’s gross national product (GNP) will fall this year in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami. The disaster is relatively far from Tokyo,

Japan’s economic centre. However, it has disrupted the country’s electricity grid, as well as transportation and communications networks. That will hurt most… Read More

Six foreign ETFs for global growth

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer very low management fees. As well, the best ETFs offer well-diversified, tax-efficient portfolios of high-quality stocks. But the quality of ETFs varies widely.

All too many exist to tap into popular, but risky, themes and fads. So you need to be highly… Read More

Five top iShares ETFs for foreign growth

The quality of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) varies widely. All too many exist to tap into popular, but risky, themes and fads. So you need to be highly selective with your ETF holdings.

ETFs offer very low management fees. In addition, the best ETFs offer well-diversified, tax-efficient… Read More

Five top foreign ETFs from iShares

The investment industry has created all sorts of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in recent years. However, quality varies. All too many exist to tap into popular, but risky, themes and fads, so you need to be highly selective with your ETF holdings.

ETFs offer very low management… Read More

Five top foreign iShares ETF buys

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have gained popularity in recent years, mainly because many ETFs offer very low management fees. In addition to low fees, the best ETFs offer well-diversified, highly tax-efficient portfolios.

However, quality varies. The investment industry has created all sorts of ETFs. All too many… Read More

Buy for a Japanese Recovery

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND $8.67 (American Exchange symbol EWJ; buy or sell through a broker) is an exchange-traded mutual fund that tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan index. The fund charges a fee of 0.59% of assets.

The… Read More

Behind the Headlines: March 2007

Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock market index is now trading at 17,454, a level not seen since 2000. That’s despite the recent setback on global stock markets. The index bottomed out at around 8,000 in May, 2003, rose to 11,000 by the end of 2003, and… Read More