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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introducing Emerging and Frontier Markets
EMERGING MARKETS
FRONTIER MARKETS
Chapter 2: Frontier Markets by Region
MEASURES USED IN THIS CHAPTER
ASIA
AFRICA
EASTERN EUROPE
LATIN AMERICA
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA)
EXOTIC FRONTIER MARKETS
Chapter 3: Volatility: Not the Same as Risk
LESSENING VOLATILITY IN EMERGING AND FRONTIER MARKETS
CORRELATIONS TO OTHER MARKETS (AND LACK THEREOF)
STRUCTURAL REASONS FOR HIGHER VOLATILITY
Chapter 4: Solid Investment Information vs. Media Images
THE MIDDLE EAST: NOT ALL IN CONFLICT
VIETNAM: A LONG-TERM BET
KENYA: A SLOW REDUCTION IN RISK
KAZAKHSTAN: BORAT PAINTED THE WRONG PICTURE
BANGLADESH: NOT A BASKET CASE
SERBIA: A PROMISING CANDIDATE
SIERRA LEONE: NO LONGER WAR TORN
CONCLUSION
Chapter 5: Economic Strengths of Emerging and Frontier Markets
RETURNS FROM EMERGING MARKETS
THE LACK OF CORRELATION BETWEEN GDP GROWTH AND EQUITY RETURNS
Chapter 6: Past Emerging Market Upheavals and What They Can Teach Frontier Market Investors
ARGENTINEAN DEFAULT OF 2001
MEXICAN DEVALUATION OF 1995
ASIAN MELTDOWN OF 1997–98
RUSSIAN DEBT DEFAULT OF 1998
BRAZILIAN DEVALUATION OF 1999
THE PLACE OF FIXED INCOME IN THE EMERGING AND FRONTIER EQUATION
Chapter 7: The Global Investment Landscape: Why Developed Markets Appear Unattractive at Present
CANADA
THE UNITED STATES
EUROPE
Chapter 8: Online Trading in Emerging and Frontier Markets and Why It's a Bad Idea
THE DANGEROUS APPEAL OF GOING IT ALONE
THE RISKS OF ONLINE TRADING
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS AND ONLINE TRADING
Chapter 9: The Changing Role of Financial Advisors
RESPONDING TO INCREASED CHALLENGES AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2008–09
ACCEPTING VOLATILITY
COPING WITH INCREASED RELIANCE ON FINANCIAL ADVISORS
CONVINCING HESITANT CLIENTS
Chapter 10: Different Ways to Invest in Frontier Markets: ETFs, ADRs, Local Stocks and Closed-end Mutual Funds
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS
REGIONAL FUNDS
SECTOR FUNDS
SINGLE-COUNTRY FUNDS
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES WITH LARGE EMERGING MARKET EXPOSURE
FRONTIER MARKET AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS
GLOBAL FRONTIER FUNDS
Conclusion
Appendix: Frontier Market Open-end Funds as of May 2013
GLOBAL FRONTIER FUNDS
EMERGING EUROPEAN EX-RUSSIA FUNDS
AFRICAN FUNDS
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) FUNDS
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