FLBR

F0rtysxity

I'm not sure I'm the best to ask for advice here but these are the ones I have. Mostly based on diverse exposure and low fees. FLBR Brazil IPAC Asia Pacific NDIA India VWO Emerging Markets/China AVDV International Small Cap and GRAB and SE from Singapore.

F0rtysxity

Nice. I'm 50% tech. Because there is a scenario where as long as the USD is the world reserve currency, the US government is wiling to inflate the USD to bail out financial institutions, Financial Institutions will find a way to leverage that asymmetry to take on "risky" investments for personal gain. Basically there is a chance this run could go on longer than we can rationally expect. I am interested in diversifying or hedging though. What healthcare and Euro ETF do you own? For further diversification I can suggest GRAB or foreign ETFs Brazil FLBR, Asia IEMG, Pacific IPAC, and India NDIA.

cafedude

I notice FLBR has a lower expense ratio.

Ro-Ra

If etfs allowed: VDE (energy etf), SGOL (physical gold etf), FLBR (Brazil etf) or AMLP (energy infrastructure etf) can't decide on the latter If no etfs allowed: ExxonMobil, CocaCola, MasterCard

Pin-Last

Start wading SLOWLY into Brazil, FLBR, EWZ, EWZS. Larger and larger incremental purchases as it continues to fall, bottom should be within 10-20%, sell on the bounce. 

Frondliked

So I've been interested in foreign markets recently and wanted to buy FLBR (Brazil ETF) due to it's low expense ratio compared to other Brazil ETF's like EWZ. My problem is that FLBR has a very low trading volume, around 10k which makes me kind of skeptical of investing in it. Are there any potential risk such as the fund closing due to lack of interest? Or if I just plan on buying and holding is it okay?

GrodyToddler

About 10% across Mexico (FLMX), Brazil (FLBR), and Kuwait (KWT). I have another 15% in non-US developed markets as well.

limestone2u

It will take awhile for the politics to shake out with Lula. He has been elected but does he have a majority in the Brazilian Congress? Not quite. So I would not expect any large wholesale movements that would upset your holding the stock. So far his cabinet choices seem different but not quite polar opposites of Bossalario (sp). His choice for preserving the rain forest seems laudable rather than mowing it down. He has not appointed a fire-breathing finance minister. Nor has he appointed anyone who jumps on desks yelling about "Yankee Imperialists" "Running Dog Capitalists", etc. Would I buy more Brazilian etfs now like: FLBR, EWZ, BRF, etc. ? Would monitor closely. Pricing is good, some of the dividends are great, but am a little uneasy right now. And I have a fairly strong risk component in my stock buying. The dividends are probably one-time things. If you want to buy in to these etf's derate the current dividends by at least 1/2 or more and see if this fits into your need-to-own on Brazil stocks/etfs. These etf's are still cratering. But for how long do not know. Won't guess either. Could make some serious coin, could lose your stack of coin - your decision. I own VALE, SID, & AVAL. Still looking & waiting to see if there is anything else in Brazil/South America I want in on.

Cryptophorus

Already sold all my shares of FLBR