Mutual funds?
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There are no good mutual funds.. Don't pick a fund based on its past performance. Things change and so do mutual funds. I myself think they are one of the worst investments out there.
Fidelity International Discovery. This is what I have for the international part of my portfolio.
there are lots of good mutual funds - it depends on what you're looking for.
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There are many available options for mutual funds. The emerging markets play might have slowed put feel free to invest. There are still many attractive investments overseas. Go to www.finance.yahoo.com and use the mutual fund screener. You can search for international funds, with low expense ratios, no load, and decent past performance. The other user is correct you can't choose a fund based on past performance but you can't ignore it either. Don't choose the fund that outperformed it's peer group by a ridiculous amount but something better than the pack.
Calamos Emerging Growth Fund is a decent international fund
Also check the First American Funds website.
Yes.
Try Vanguard family, they are no load funds, very inexpensive. Investors save at least 1% a year comparing to loaded funds.
You can also try ETFs, ishares.com.
good luck!
growth rates are annual growth rates.
ADRE expense ratio 0.30%. Three year annual growth rate 29.2% price 32.29. It is an exchange traded index fund.
EEM expense ratio 0.75%. Three year annual growth rate 32.7% price 97.48. It is an exchange traded index fund.
FXI expense ratio 0.74%. Has only been in existance a short time. 24.9% annual growth rate since inception in 10/5/2004. It is an exchancge traded index fund on the Chinese market.
VWO expense ratio 0.30%. 23.6% since inception in 3/10/2005
Closed end funds:
CHN expense ratio 1.22%. five year growth rate 27.06% Invests in Chinese stocks.
CEE expense ratio 1.04%. five year growth rate 40.73%
Invests in Russia and eastern Europe.
EMF expense ratio 1.56%. five year growth rate 22.7%
IFN expense ratio 1.49% five year growth rate 39.58%. Invests in India
IF expense ratio 1.81% five year growth rate 35.06%. Invests in Indonesia
IIF expanse ratio 1.38% five year growth rate 42.3% Invests in Inda.
There are a whole bunch more but that should at least give you an idea. Enclosed is the link to do your research.
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