Vanguard European ETF (VGK)

TMFPhila (98.50) Submitted: 12/01/06 4:45 PM : Start Price: $65.63 VGK Score: 1.53

According to recent issue of The Economist, "The main reason for the dollar's strength has been the widespread belief that the American economy vastly outperformed the world's other rich-country economies in recent years. But the figures do not suppo...

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WPThatcher (< 20) Submitted: 3/10/08 1:37 PM : Start Price: $66.11 VGK Score: 7.57

Europe has many of the same problems credit-wise that the U.S. does. Plus, they still have huge pension commitments and other structural economic problems.

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sommer316 (97.74) Submitted: 1/20/07 10:30 AM : Start Price: $65.95 VGK Score: 2.90

I want international exposure, but on a broad perspective. Vanguard has super low expense ratios.

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Zen1212 (< 20) Submitted: 11/14/07 11:19 AM : Start Price: $76.49 VGK Score: -6.56

From the Morningstar Analyst Report:

The fund is the best Europe-focused ETF on the market. It is far broader and easier to use than the slew of single-country European funds, which are often dominated by just a few stocks, and as a result...

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johnnykillz (84.03) Submitted: 4/14/08 1:37 PM : Start Price: $69.52 VGK Score: -8.52

Being European and all, it should by definition outperform the American S&P in the next few years.

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zackyatt (< 20) Submitted: 11/13/07 11:04 AM : Start Price: $75.83 VGK Score: -7.64

European ETF is the place to be at this point of time for Growth-At-Reasonable-Price (GARP) investors out there. Excluding Japan from your international developed equity portfolio allocation is a prudent decision considering Japan ETF (EWJ) is still ...

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VasilGrozny (22.50) Submitted: 11/08/07 9:55 AM : Start Price: $77.15 VGK Score: -7.88

play on weakening dollar

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KeitaiOtaku (< 20) Submitted: 9/21/07 8:05 PM : Start Price: $74.70 VGK Score: -2.48

I've read some interesting articles about the dollar versus foreign currency. Essentially we get a bonus every time the dollar is devalued, which happens when interest rates are lowered.

I don't understand all the mechanics, but I would...

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Jayhawker2000 (68.32) Submitted: 9/18/07 9:15 PM : Start Price: $74.21 VGK Score: -1.38

Dollar will continue to go drop

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Ludraman1 (< 20) Submitted: 9/18/07 9:19 AM : Start Price: $71.71 VGK Score: -1.08

It reduces some dollar exposure and diversifies out of some big name stocks.





Low cost ETF.

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