4 Best Bet Funds for Today`s Investment Landscape
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As we continue to look for investment ideas to measure, our interest was snagged by the title of this article written for the Motley Fool by Andrew
Index & Geography |
Price-to-Earnings (LTM) |
Net Income Margin (%) |
Return on Equity (%) |
12 Month Return |
Real GDP Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 14.3 | 8.7% | 14.9% | 2.1% | 1.6%** |
| Shanghai Stock Exchange | 11.9 | 10.3% | 17.6% | (17.9%) | 9.1%* |
| Brazil IBOVESPA Index | 8.1 | 17.1% | 18.4% | (24.9%) | 3.1%** |
| Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex Index | 15.0 | 12.6% | 18.6% | (15.4%) | 8.8%*** |
Source: S&P Capital IQ.
*For quarter ended Sept. 30.
**For quarter ending June 30.
***For full year 2010.
The argument goes that these are good markets in which to invest. The most direct way is to buy into one of the many funds that
concentrate on specific countries or regions.
One example is to use ETF's. Andrew selected:
FTSE China 25 Index (AMEX: FXI)
MSCI Brazil Index (AMEX: EWZ)
Wisdom Tree India Earnings ETF (AMEX: EPI) , or the closed-end India Fund (AMEX: IFN)
These funds give direct and diversified access to the markets. We will add SPY to represent the US market.