When BRICs go bust, investors head toward frontier markets

<i>Friday's menu:</i> Where investors go when BRICs crack. Plus: How advisers can &mdash; and should &mdash; deal with male and female clients, mounting sanctions drive Russia toward China for economic help, investor class-action lawsuits spike, and saving money on travel.

APR 08, 2014

By Jeff Benjamin

Where do investors go when emerging economies stop emerging at an acceptable clip? Let's dart off to the frontier markets for some real adventure. When BRICs go bust
Real and measurable differences between women and men, from a financial advisory point of view. How the genders prefer to work with financial advisers
In the slow, steady drip of sanctions against Russia, the latest round gets a vote is the U.S. House of Representatives before lunch today. Throwing a bone to Ukraine
Meanwhile, Moscow looks east toward Asia for a little economic love. Imagining a world where both Russia and the U.S. are dependent on China. Awkward. Russia needs a trade cushion
Investors scored big in class-action lawsuits last year as volume spikes 57%.67 lawsuits and $4.8 billion
Whether you're traveling for business or pleasure, here are real tips that will help you save some money. Alternating browsers when searching for flights

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When BRICs go bust, investors head toward frontier markets

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