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Schwab: Dead End on Emerging Markets?

Old_JoeOld_Joe
edited June 2012 in Fund Discussions
In the current thread: "Choosing the Right Asset Class in Emerging Markets: Why it Matters", there are a fair number of recommendations by MFO posters. I've been trying to see if any of these are available through Schwab, but so far, it seems not.

ODMAX: Institutional Investors Only
ODVYX: Institutional Investors Only
ODVNX: Trust Company Customers Only
WAEMX: Closed to new investors
GTDYX: Available to Existing Shareholders
LZOEX: Available to Existing Shareholders

FNMIX: Available, with Transaction Fee: $76

Evidently not easy to find a good EM fund with NTF via Schwab.

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  • InvestorInvestor
    edited June 2012
    Lazard has launched 3 more EM equity funds after they closed LZOEX. Take a look at them.

    LDMOX EMBOX EMMOX

    and EMDOX is EM Bond funds.

    You can buy FNMIX without transaction fee if you open an account at Fidelity. It take 5-10mins online to open an IRA account. If you choose Fidelity also take a look at FEDDX. This fund is new but investing smaller cap Emerging Markets (consumer oriented companies in Emerging Markets) and is very similar to WAEMX. It has performed very well this year. An if you want EM balanced fund, FTEMX is a possibility.
  • BobCBobC
    Joe, you might take a look at Thornburg Developing World THDIX, which might be available no-load, NTF at Schwab. It is pretty new, but is on track to be the best over the last three years. Another to consider is Northern Multi-Manager Emerging Market NMMEX. Both of these strike me as better options than Fidelity at this time.
  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    edited June 2012
    Hi Bob-

    THDIX: Registered Investment Advisers Only
    NMMEX: Available, seems like a decent possibility. Will keep on watch.

    Thanks for your suggestions!

    Best Regards- OJ
  • andrei
    THDIX is available at Scottrade for $100K...
  • MikeMMikeM
    Reply to @Old_Joe:
    Joe, I've used the TRP fund, PRMSX in the past. I've been out of EM's for a while, but just started a small position in ODVYX recently after looking into Bob's recommendations. PRMSX generally gets good press as a steady-eddie EM fund.
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