
Investing in Frontier Markets
Opportunity, Risk and Role in an Investment Portfolio
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Investing in Frontier Markets
Opportunity, Risk and Role in an Investment Portfolio
About this book
The only comprehensive guide to reaping big returns investing in the hottest new growth markets
This book makes a compelling case that, just as today's well-rounded portfolio includes emerging market funds, tomorrow's well-rounded portfolio will include frontier market funds. More importantly, it alerts you to the vast opportunities and potential pitfalls of investing in frontier markets while providing expert advice and guidance on how to research and invest in the most promising frontier growth markets. Widely considered to be the next emerging markets, frontier markets, such as those of certain sub-Saharan African, Eastern European, Asian, and Central and South American countries, are showing strong signs of reaching economic critical mass. If you are an investor on the lookout for authoritative, actionable information on the next big investment opportunity, this book is for you.
- Provides sector-by-sector analyses that let you assess opportunities and risks in each frontier market
- Provides strategies and tools for determining the most efficient methods for executing, monitoring, and exiting investments
- Guides you through the wide diversity within frontier markets, showing how to differentiate countries on the basis of economic development and wealth distribution and other factors
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Chapter 1: Introducing Emerging and Frontier Markets
- Chapter 2: Frontier Markets by Region
- Chapter 3: Volatility: Not the Same as Risk
- Chapter 4: Solid Investment Information vs. Media Images
- Chapter 5: Economic Strengths of Emerging and Frontier Markets
- Chapter 6: Past Emerging Market Upheavals and What They Can Teach Frontier Market Investors
- Chapter 7: The Global Investment Landscape: Why Developed Markets Appear Unattractive at Present
- Chapter 8: Online Trading in Emerging and Frontier Markets and Why It's a Bad Idea
- Chapter 9: The Changing Role of Financial Advisors
- Chapter 10: Different Ways to Invest in Frontier Markets: ETFs, ADRs, Local Stocks and Closed-end Mutual Funds
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Frontier Market Open-end Funds as of May 2013
- Index