China and other emerging markets represent significant investment opportunities. There are also a number of risks, including geopolitical risks, economic uncertainty, currency fluctuations, and a lack of open and regulated financial markets. The challenge for investors is how to efficiently access these markets.
In this whitepaper, Charles Schwab will explore how investors can gain exposure to emerging markets and evaluate the following:
- What are the differences among the various emerging market indexes?
- Do country allocations matter when investing in the emerging markets?
- Does it matter which companies you own?
- What are the key differences between market-cap and fundamentally weighted strategies that invest in the emerging markets?
