Hap (Robert) Sneddon FCSIVanguard MSCI EAFE Index ETFVEF.TOWATCHAug 18, 2016

Had owned this in the past. FTSE is an important index for him. This is all-CAP, as opposed to just the big CAPs like it formerly was. When they changed this, he got out of it. He prefers those that have just the blue chips. Prefers iShares MSCI EAFE (XIN-T).

A product he uses from time to time and has recommended it in the past. It is an EAFE product, developed markets outside of North America. It has done pretty well.

Japan has had the best of its rally. Likes UK and Europe and they make more sense but Europe is not fixed and the next crisis is in about 5 years there. Likes VGK because it excludes Japan.

Likes this because it gets you outside of the North American milieu but out to developed markets rather than emerging markets. A good play.

(A Top Pick July 12/12. Up 27.43%.) This is Europe, Asia and far east and it is up so high, partially because of Japan.

(Top Pick May 1/12, Up 27.46%) A year ago people didn’t think Europe would be up this much. The bad news was already priced into the market.

(A Top Pick May 1/12. Up 18.5%.) You have to be invested in different parts of the world, even when you think you don’t want to be there, because that kind of diversification cannot only reward you on the upside, but also take away some of the downside.

(A Top Pick Feb 27/12. Up 13.26%.) Had a good year. Currency hedged and low cost.

(A Top Pick Jan 23/12. Up 15.2%.) Low cost and broadly diversified.

(A Top Pick Dec 20/11. Up 14.73%.) This is one of those things where Europe is climbing the wall of worry. On the one hand people are talking all about austerity and in spite of that this has gone up almost 15%. Great diversifier.