Hello All,
I am trying to nail down an asset allocation for myself. So far I have got it mostly down (North american markets, developed markets, some canadian bonds, some canadian high dividend stocks). Recently I was reading a book called smarter investing. It talked about adding in the emerging market to your asset allocation because there is lots of future growth estimated to be there. Also, developed markets are expected to not average as much returns as they once did. That is just a prediction but something I am hearing from various sources.
Now I am open to getting an ETF that tracks emerging markets but one thing is stopping me. I keep hearing about corruption in the developing nations, human rights issues, lack of freedoms etc. I wanted to know how other investors saw the emerging markets. Now do not get me wrong. I am not boyscout but I was just interested in how others see it. Do you see it as just another opportunity get more returns year over year or do you see yourself somehow facilitating the negative things that are going on around there? Do you think people will invest regardless of the issues there or are people actively boycotting those markets?
I am trying to nail down an asset allocation for myself. So far I have got it mostly down (North american markets, developed markets, some canadian bonds, some canadian high dividend stocks). Recently I was reading a book called smarter investing. It talked about adding in the emerging market to your asset allocation because there is lots of future growth estimated to be there. Also, developed markets are expected to not average as much returns as they once did. That is just a prediction but something I am hearing from various sources.
Now I am open to getting an ETF that tracks emerging markets but one thing is stopping me. I keep hearing about corruption in the developing nations, human rights issues, lack of freedoms etc. I wanted to know how other investors saw the emerging markets. Now do not get me wrong. I am not boyscout but I was just interested in how others see it. Do you see it as just another opportunity get more returns year over year or do you see yourself somehow facilitating the negative things that are going on around there? Do you think people will invest regardless of the issues there or are people actively boycotting those markets?