Why have emerging markets never really emerged?

Posted: Jan 25, 2025

  • Discussion on why emerging markets like EEM ($EEM) seem to perpetually stay "emerging" without significant breakthroughs
  • EEM's price history since 2003 shows underwhelming performance, declining from about $50 in January 2008 to $39-40 today
  • Comparatively, S&P 500 has more than tripled in value during the same period
  • Questions the idea of "emerging markets" being high-growth opportunities; ponders if EEM is a bad benchmark
  • Considers if systemic issues are causing emerging markets to stagnate or regress




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