Homes bought by investors made up a record 18.4 percent of the total homes sold in the United States during the final quarter of last year, based on a report by realty company Redfin, drawing scrutiny from lawmakers who have blamed the trend for driving up home prices. The Q4 numbers reveal an uptrend from…

Commentary The investing term “ex-China” has a lovely ring to it. It means everything but China. So for emerging market (EM) investors, many of whom have traditionally invested in China, an EM ex-China fund provides the opportunity to invest in emerging markets, except China. The biggest emerging market economies, ex-dictatorships, are Brazil, India, and Mexico,…