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What is an Emerging Market?

Are you curious what constitutes an Emerging Market and how this definition differs between index providers? Jonathan Wheatly writing for the Financial Times published this article in August of 2015 to help explain the classification process.

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Redefining EM: Choosing the Best Matrix

The Financial Times has run several articles in 2015 looking at Emerging Markets. This article published by James Kynge examines new ways companies are looking to define Emerging Markets.

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Google’s Newest Renewable Energy Investment: Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm

Google recently announced its significant investment in Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project – one of several investments in renewable energy the company has made in the past few years. This article written by Chelsea Harvey for the Washington Post looks at the importance of this venture for Africa and in the fight against climate change.

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How Renewable Energy Could Make Climate Treaties Moot

This December, world leaders have gathered in Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. As the world looks for answers on how to curb global warming, this recent article written by Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson for Scientific American looks at how investing in renewable energy sources could help solve this problem.

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What Would a Fed Interest Rate Hike Mean for Markets?

All indications point to the Fed raising the fed funds rate in December. This recent article published by Knowledge@Wharton examines what the impact of this strategy means to the markets. Topics considered include why the Fed is now ready to start hiking the rate, how they will continue with their strategy and how this could impact economic growth.

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Why Emerging Markets Investing Is Well Worth the Risk

Dr. Burton Malkiel analyzes the risks and rewards of investing in Emerging Markets in this recent publication by Think Advisor.

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Let Go of Irrational Fears

In this recent New York Times article, Carl Richards looks at the emotion of fear and how it can impact investors and investment decisions.

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India: Interest Rates, Inflation and Manufacturing Ambitions

In his recent post to Investment Adventures in Emerging Market, Mark Mobius explores the Indian economy, the third largest single economy in the world. According to Mobius, India is expected to outpace both the U.S. and China in growth. In particular, he looks at the impact of inflation as well as new government reforms on business and investment in the country.

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Is Europe Outperforming the United States?

In this recent article published by Knowledge@Wharton, Kalen Anev Janse compares wealth creation in both the European Union and the United States. Based upon how wealth is used in both societies, which economy truly has the competitive edge?

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Understanding the Stock Market: All About the Price-Earnings Ratio

The Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio is a tool often used by investors when considering potential investments. Sheyna Steiner of Bankrate.com looks at the intricacies of this ratio and explains why it can be a useful resource.

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