Alea posted this table with the same title and what do you know Norway is the "safest sovereign."Surprising that Finland is number 2 given that it is part of the EMU and EMU-biggun Spain seems to be the current poster child for Europe's worst economy (ex-Latvia).
In thinking about country selection I'd want to really minimize exposure to the EMU right now.
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How do you reconcile this post with USA at #3 with yesterday's analysis re USA?
Well I did put safest in quotes because I don't necessarily have a great sense for the forward looking nature of the data Alea posted. Additionally while the problems looming for the years appear to be daunting I do not think there will be a default.
Someone, I forget who, framed this as giving up either the stock market or the dollar and concluded by saying they will not give up the dollar.
With the US taking the number three spot, the study shows how poorly the rest of the world governmants manage their fiscal houses.
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Interesting. We have a brief discussion of Japan here last week and I find myself re-balancing and thinking about the best way to add a little to int'l large cap.
Does anyone have comments on EEM vs VWO or know the main differences?
VWO is cheaper, and I've read an article here and there on EEM's tracking errors.
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Both EEM and VWO track the same index. However, VWO is cheaper and holds more positions so the tracking error is less. Unless you plan to write options on the ETF, you are better served in VWO.
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