South Korea's stock market has surged 55% year-to-date, driven primarily by semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix capitalizing on AI-driven demand for memory chips. However, ETF investors should be aware that Korea ETFs like EWY are heavily concentrated bets on semiconductors rather than diversified country exposure. To mitigate c...

Nobel laureate Robert Shiller warns that the S&P 500 faces a challenging decade ahead, with his CAPE ratio model forecasting only 1.3% annualized total returns (or -0.7% nominal returns) through 2035, similar to the dot-com bubble aftermath. He recommends investors seek undervalued stocks and consider international markets like Europe and Japan, ...

MEXC, a major digital asset trading platform, has listed three new tokenized stock trading pairs in collaboration with Ondo Finance on April 2, 2026. The additions include tokenized exposure to Plug Power, iShares MSCI South Korea ETF, and iShares MSCI Japan ETF, expanding the range of real-world assets available on the platform.

The iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) has surged and shows signs of continued strength in 2026, driven by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's resounding election victory and her bold economic policies focused on stimulus, technology investment, and inflation. Japanese companies are increasingly returning cash to shareholders through dividends and buybacks...

Japan's stock market has reached all-time highs due to corporate governance reforms implemented by the Financial Supervision Agency and Tokyo Stock Exchange. These reforms discourage cross-shareholdings and incentivize companies to focus on shareholder returns, making Japanese companies more competitive and investor-friendly. The Nikkei 225 and T...