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Foreign Investment: Avoid “the new BRIC” countries

Posted March 17, 2008

"When it comes to Wall Street, the worse the markets around the world behave, the more you’re going to hear about potential ‘alternatives.’" — Keith Fitz-Gerald

by Keith Fitz-Gerald

Baltimore – (TFN):  Here’s a warning to investors. There’s a new term you’re going to hear a lot about in the coming weeks: "Frontier Markets."

Regard the term - and the investment strategy behind it - with substantial caution.

Here’s why.

When it comes to Wall Street, the worse the markets around the world behave, the more you’re going to hear about potential "alternatives."

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Travel back about 10 years and it was the so-called "emerging markets," including Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia. Then came the "BRICs" - Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Now the "alternative markets" du jour are the frontier markets. Read on to learn which markets are making Wall Street’s top 10 and why you should avoid them.

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