New frontiers in equity investing November 2008 Scott Crawshaw Research Analyst Wenling Lin Senior Research Analyst Braam Hanekom Research Analyst Frontier markets and emerging markets small cap equities have received a lot of interest during the last year. In this piece, these two asset classes are examined from diversification and potential return perspectives to analyze their suitability for investors' portfolios. Request this Research A note about our research Our proprietary research is made available to our institutional clients, and many of these published papers are available to other institutional investors as well. If you are not a Russell client, but are an institutional investor, we welcome you to request this research piece. We only require your contact information on a short request form. For more information about our research, please contact James or Gerry:   West Coast   East Coast James Barrett Managing Director 866-926-5934 Gerry Lillis Director 866-459-4128 Please remember that all investments carry some level of risk, including the potential loss of principal invested. They do not typically grow at an even rate of return and may experience negative growth. As with any type of portfolio structuring, attempting to reduce risk and increase return could, at certain times, unintentionally reduce returns. Diversification and strategic asset allocation do not assure profit or protect against loss in declining markets. Investments in emerging or developing markets involve exposure to economic structures that are generally less diverse and mature, and to political systems which can be expected to have less stability than those of more developed countries. Securities may be less liquid and more volatile than US and longer-established non-US markets. Small capitalization (small cap) investments involve stocks of companies with smaller levels of market capitalization (generally less than $2 billion) than larger company stocks (large cap). Small cap investments are subject to considerable price fluctuations and are more volatile than large company stocks. Investors should consider the additional risks involved in small cap investments. USI-2497			Related Information Request this Research   Contact Details West Coast contact James Barrett Managing Director 866-926-5934 East Coast contact Gerry Lillis Director 866-459-4128 Printer friendly version of this page