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These funds may give clients access to well-priced properties in Asian and European real estate markets, plus a break from the U.S. interest rate cycle.

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Gold investors saw their precious metal struggle last year after hitting an all-time high in 2011—today many advisors remain bearish.

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Sophisticated investors are grabbing for high-yield municipal debt whenever they can find it, creating demand for alternatives beyond the Puerto Rico, Detroit, and tobacco bonds that dominate the non-investment grade segment of the secondary market.

Advisors must carefully examine what countries and types of companies are in various indexers’ emerging and frontier market baskets.

Indian stocks have been on a tear this year amid optimism about the country’s new government, but political uncertainty and rich valuations should give investors pause.

A new classification system from Morningstar is intended to help advisors and investors better identify, compare and analyze these active exchange-traded products.

Some managers may out-perform short-term, but "you can't tell good luck from good skill, or bad luck from bad skill," the Nobel winner says.

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Emerging markets bonds are volatile so they aren’t for everyone. But three main factors behind the sector's outperformance over the past decade continue to push this asset class higher, advisors say.

Annuity sales are up, even as some experts question whether certain products make sense for clients in a low-interest rate environment.

With 10-year Treasuries paying only 2.37%, and CD's offering investors even less, finding income for older clients remains a challenge for advisors.

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Besides the risks inherent in any equities, and those of gold price fluctuations, mining stocks may be subject to geopolitical threats as well. Is there any way to screen for such risks and focus on “safe” gold mining stocks?

Advisors who want to include single-country funds in clients' portfolios may have to choose between ETFs and closed-end mutual funds. While both versions trade like stocks, there are crucial differences to consider.