European Equities Offer Promise
Friday, August 23, 2013After all the recent headlines about the European fiscal crisis and the impending doom of the euro, investing in the European equity markets may sound like folly. Taking a closer look at the developed markets of Europe, however, we think we’re approaching a good time to buy their equities. We don’t think these markets are going to turn around overnight, but we do agree with Wall Street powerhouses such as Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch that European equity markets are a good bet for the future.
In this blog post, we’re going to take a look at the international markets represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. “EAFE” stands for Europe, Australia, and the Far East, but the index actually includes only the developed countries in these regions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Continue reading “European Equities Offer Promise” »