CVIE ETF

It's no secret that investors and advisors both are contemplating what the U.S. equity market is going to look like in 2025.  This uncertainty is understandable.

International equities have fallen by the wayside for quite a while now, with many investors choosing to focus on U.S. companies instead.  However, global equity strategies could return to being in favor soon.

Time and time again, the markets have not reacted well to cooling labor market data. In the U.S. Department of Labor reports for both July and August, job growth came in at lower levels than expected.

ESG isn't going away. Yes, it's taken hits over the last few years, losing its status among the biggest investing themes.

There's been increased chatter that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates, perhaps multiple times, next year. That has provided ballast to domestic risk assets.

With less than two months left in 2023, this maybe another disappointing year for broad-based ex-US developed market equity funds. This includes a slew of passive exchange traded funds.

When accessing international equities, investors face an array of concerns. There's the specter of increased volatility and the possibility of adverse effects from currency fluctuations, to name two.

Greenwashing, or instances of companies overstating environmental claims, isn't a distinctly U.S. phenomenon. It's a problem for money managers around the world, which makes sense because environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has taken shape in markets outside the U.S.

With some of the lowest valuations among all developed markets, eurozone equities have long tantalized investors. However, the region's stocks have also long disappointed investors.