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"While watching the Olympics, I couldn't thinking about the investment opportunities of the various countries participating in the games," says exchange-traded fund expert Carl Delfeld.

Recognizing that this is not a "scientific" approach nor a primary basis for seriously determining one's asset allocation the editor of Around the World with ETFs speculates, "While it is admittedly a stretch, let's consider what an ETF porfolio of the top ten countries in the Beijing Olympics medal count would look like."

"While watching the Olympics, I couldn’t thinking about the investment opportunities of the various countries participating in the games," says exchange-traded fund expert Carl Delfeld.

The editor of Around the World with ETFs states, "While it is admittedly a stretch, let’s consider what an ETF porfolio of the top ten countries in the Beijing Olympics medal count would look like."

"I hope that while watching the Olympic games many investors were also reminded at how the world is changing and why they need a global portfolio to capture value and growth around the world.

South Korea is booming, this index fund targets a number of S Korean top stocks diversified across a number of sectors. The fund has been growing. The country is heavily dependent on foreign trade with China, US and others increasing the risk of this investment.