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iShares Emerging Markets ETF: Emerging Markets are Ripe for a Covered Call Play with EEM

The low price tag of EEM coupled with high volatility is setting up a lucrative covered call trade. Here's what you need to know to score.

2 Emerging Market Dividend ETFs for Adventurous Investors

Valuations for emerging markets are tantalizingly inexpensive and the darkest dividend clouds may have already passed. For the adventurous, here are some ideas to consider to among emerging market dividend ETFs.

Emerging Markets: Buying Opportunity or Trap?

Emerging markets stocks have collapsed in recent months, but poor fundamentals indicate that an opportunity is not yet at hand.

3 Emerging Markets ETFs to Feast On … If You Dare

It takes a daring investor to get involved in emerging markets ETFs. Here are some emerging markets ETFs with solid results for risk-tolerant investors.

Stocks Inch Higher Ahead of Earnings

Better-than-expected GDP figures, retail sales and, yes, Oprah Winfrey helped push stocks higher today.

Stocks Gain for Third Straight Week on Fed Hopes

Nervousness about higher interest rates has already delivered a tightening of financial conditions tantamount to two rate hikes, bolstered by Friday's economic data.

Hope for Emerging Markets? Not Yet. (EEM)

The U.S. dollar will continue to hamper emerging markets, which combined with a weak chart for iShares' EEM ETF sets up a trade for bearish investors.

Fear in Emerging Markets? Embrace It! (EEM)

Emerging markets have been dragged down, but options prices are stretched. That's a recipe for income seeking via naked puts in the EEM ETF.

Will Banks Put the Brakes on the Market?

A lack of participation from this all-important sector limits potential upside.

S&P 500 Suffers Worst Selloff Since October

After months in the doldrums, it seems like the bears are finally getting the upper hand.

Chinese A-Shares: What Will MSCI Decide, And Who Wins?

MSCI announces today whether it will be including Chinese A-shares in its emerging markets index -- a decision that will fundamentally affect core holdings in many portfolios.

EEM: What’s Wrong With iShares’ Emerging Markets ETF?

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) is showing a lack of sizzle despite a great year for emerging markets. Is something wrong with the EEM ETF?

4 Ways to Play a Stock Market Breakdown

The U.S. stock market is finally starting to feel the dual pressures of the eurozone and our situation here at home. Play with the bears via these stocks and funds.

Emerging Market ETF Goes All In On China

One of my favorite exchange-traded fund writers, Todd Shriber of ETF Trends, recently highlighted the news that Russell Investments would be updating its FTSE Emerging Market Index to include greater China exposure. I have mixed feelings about this move for several reasons that I will get into in a moment, but first let’s explore the immediate effects of this transition.

Dow Jones Still Near 18K as Stocks Can’t Shake This Rut

Transports showed some life thanks to news from Southwest (LUV), but by and large, U.S. stocks finished Monday with a listless move higher.

U.S. Stocks Plop After China’s Drop

A dramatic overnight plunge in Shanghai helped set the tone for a lackluster Thursday that saw U.S. stocks dip into the red.

Trade of the Day: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM)

With the emerging markets becoming more volatile, this makes them an excellent candidate for opportunistic, systematic trading.

3 Best Emerging Market ETFs to Buy Now

If you're looking to add exposure to emerging markets, here are three of the best ETFs to get the job done.

Here’s Why U.S. Stocks Are in Trouble

Investors are looking to China and Europe amid a strong dollar and rebound hopes in emerging markets and eurozone QE.