Diversify Your Portfolio with an International Small-Cap ETF

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Thu, Oct 17, 2013, 11:24 AM

I do the “ETF of the Week” for MarketWatch every Thursday on Chuck Jaffe’s MoneyLife Show where I highlight big movers and disappointments within the exchange traded fund market.

This Thursday, I looked at the Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF (SCHC) . Small-cap stocks typically outperform in the beginning stages of a market recovery. Additionally, the international exposure also provides U.S. equity-oriented investors diversify portfolio holdings.

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