Neena Mishra, CFA

Neena Mishra, CFA, ETF research director at Zacks Investment Research, Chicago. Zacks.com

Smarter ETFs
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Smarter ETFs

Neena Mishra, CFA | November 17, 2015

For the most part, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) blindly track indexes that give the greatest weight to stocks with the highest…

Time to Buy Saudi Stocks?
Stocks

Time to Buy Saudi Stocks?

Neena Mishra, CFA | June 9, 2015

At a time when oil prices have plunged, why invest in the world’s biggest oil-exporting country? On June 15, Saudi…

Foreign Real Estate Beckons
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Foreign Real Estate Beckons

Neena Mishra, CFA | May 4, 2015

You may never have considered investing in Tokyo office buildings, British shopping malls or luxury condos in Singapore. But funds…

Internet Funds Are Back
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Internet Funds Are Back

Neena Mishra, CFA | April 14, 2015

Companies focused on the Internet have come a long way since the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s. Many…

A Rising Dollar
Mutual Funds & ETFs

A Rising Dollar

Neena Mishra, CFA | December 9, 2014

For investors, betting on the strength of the US dollar versus foreign currencies can be very risky at times, but…

Small Emerging-Market Stocks
Stocks

Small Emerging-Market Stocks

Neena Mishra, CFA | October 20, 2014

Many investors feel pretty brave when they venture into ­emerging-market stocks, which can be relatively volatile. But for the most…

3 Single-Country Funds with Long-Term Potential
Mutual Funds & ETFs

3 Single-Country Funds with Long-Term Potential

Neena Mishra, CFA | May 21, 2014

An exchange-traded fund that invests only in Indonesian stocks plunged by more than 23% last year as investors shunned the…

MLP Funds That Are More Tax-Friendly
Mutual Funds & ETFs

MLP Funds That Are More Tax-Friendly

Neena Mishra, CFA | December 9, 2013

Funds that invest in master limited partnerships (MLPs) are getting more tax-friendly. These funds, whose MLPs typically own oil and…