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Market Regulators

  1. Visit the website of the Securities Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov. What is the mission of the SEC? What information and advice does the SEC offer to beginning investors?
  2. Now visit the website of the NASD www.nasd.com. What is its mission? What information and advice does it offer to beginners?
  3. Now visit the website of the IOSCO www.iosco.org. What is its mission? What information and advice does it offer to beginners?

Globalization

World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) offer a way for investors to diversify their portfolios by adding international investments. WEBS are one specific type of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Go to www.amex.com and click on the link for Education. What are some of the advantages of using ETFs as investment tools? Click on the link in the “What are ETFs?” section to get a complete list of American Stock Exchange listed ETFs.

Locate the link for the iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (symbol EWM). When the page opens, select the Chart tab and choose a period of three months. Click on the link at the bottom of the chart to see the underlying data. Use the closing prices listed to calculate the three-month return on EWM: (Return= Current Price/Beginning Price – 1).

Repeat the process for the iShares MSCI Mexico Index Fund (EWW), the iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (EWZ), the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (EWY), and the iShares MSCI Italy Index Fund (EWI). How did the funds perform relative to each other over the last three months? Which of the funds might appeal to you as an investor?





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