Barclay’s Ishares: Malayasia
I recently bought into the notion of Barclay Ishare ETFs. I did some research and discovered that they have the ability to provide me with more foreign exposure, with a small expense ratio. This exposure is in Malayasia, which is an up-and-coming area that I could not access through many ADRs or in a mutual fund with a low expense ratio.
Obviously, there is risk that is involved when investing in an area like Malaysia. First, you have political risk with the potential for terrorit actions which could spoil the recent growth. Another risk is that because of its recent surge it might have reached its apex and is on the downside now. These are acknowledged risks, but the diversification and potential upside of the investment make it well worth the risk.
Written by Nagel on July 18th, 2007 with
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