Don't Be Scared of Emerging Markets

If you looked back at many stories on investing in emerging markets over the past decade, you may have thought this category should not be a part of your total portfolio. Many retirees continue to think emerging markets are still too dangerous for investing. Yet what they are missing is just how many of these countries have now risen out of the emerging markets category and into what I call "growth countries."  Back in 2000, the BRIC nations, Brazil, Russia, India and China, represented only 3 percent of the world's gross domestic product. By 2012, they had advanced to represent over a fifth of the world's production. 

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