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Responding to the buzz about emerging markets, I found these lower risk ways to play the growth in emerging markets in the absence of growth here in developed countries.
Emerging
VWO-- no div., but wide exposure to top names in Emerging markups.
EEM-- pays a div., not much but it has a track record too.
GECDX-- mutual fund, low fees, top ranking on Morningstar,
GMDRX-- same as above
GMCDX-- same as above