Wednesday, March 1, 2017

U.S. News: Emerging Markets Are Full of Investing Risk and Reward

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Emerging market stocks have been on a tear lately, and some say the rally could continue, but there are reasons to be cautious. Anyone wanting to invest in the sector should understand the risks and potential rewards.

The MSCI Emerging Markets index, which tracks stocks in a variety of emerging market countries, has shot up more than 10 percent this year versus where it ended last year.

That's a sizable move, especially when an annualized stock return of 10 percent is considered healthy, never mind such a move in less than two months. Will it continue? Maybe not. Read more here.

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