Barron’s has a lead article titled “Invest in Japan.” What do you think? Time to jump in after the huge tragedy? From my own experience, tragedies are one of the best times to jump in. Take 9/11, quick slide, nice and quick recovery. Will Japan be the same? Nobody really knows, especially with the current level of uncertainty.
If you do want to invest, as I’m thinking about it, I think investing in ETFs is the smart way to go.
Exchange-Traded Funds | |
Ticker | Currency |
FXY | CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust |
JYN | Barclays iPath JPY/USD |
JYF | WisdomTree Dreyfus Japanese Yen |
Stocks | |
EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan Index |
DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity |
DFJ | WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend |
ITF | iShares S&P/Topix 150 Index |
JSC | SPDR Russell/Nomura Small Cap Japan |
SCJ | iShares MSCI Japan Small Cap Index |
JPP | SPDR Russell/Nomura PRIME Japan |