By Emerging Markets Watch : Of the few remaining consumer electronics retailer stocks left after the Circuit City Stores' bankruptcy, RadioShack Corporation ( RSH ) has the dubious distinction of being even shakier than Best Buy Co. ( BBY ) , but could emerging markets be the company's trump card ... A dividend-focused strategy is a good alternative to a cap-weighted strategy in emerging markets. This ETF uses an active strategy to invest in local-currency emerging-markets government bonds. Vanguard finally moves into the international and emerging bond market ETF space, launching today its Total International Bond ETF ( BNDX ) with expense ratio of 0.20% and its Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF ( VWOB ) with expense ratio of 0.35%. Both are hedged against currency exposure. ... By Morningstar : By Patricia Oey Many investors are aware of the inherent drawbacks of exchange-traded funds that track cap-weighted emerging-markets-equity indexes. Funds such as iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ( EEM ) and Vanguard Emerging Markets ( VWO ) have large exposures to state-run firms and ... By Nicholas Kitonyi : Apple ( AAPL ) faces a tough battle for its push to increase smartphone sales in the emerging markets. China, which is arguably the largest emerging markets country, hosts a majority of the companies that are pushing to compete against industry giants in the smartphones ... We like a dividend approach for emerging-markets exposure. This is currently the only ETF to provide broad exposure to emerging-markets growth stocks. By Morningstar : By Patricia Oey WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income ETF ( DEM ) has long been our favorite exchange-traded fund for emerging-markets equity exposure, thanks to its significantly lower volatility relative to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and stellar trailing five-year ... Headed into the year's final sessions, the iShares Emerging Markets ETF ( EEM ) - +13.7% - has caught up to and barely passed the S&P 500. Next year's excitement in emerging markets, writes Josh Brown, could be in their government debt (see ELD ), where the fiscal metrics look far better than those ...