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PREMX TRP EM Bond has fallen from about $13.85 per share to the $13.30 range since last Fall. I own it. Seven cents per share dividend comes each MONTH, not quarterly. I like it for that reason, and my 403b money still goes there--- buying me more s…
I've never held any ETFs, to tell you the truth. And I've only held a single closed-end fund: IRL. That was YEARS ago, back in the 1990s. I did alright with it, just a small profit. I had to sell it before I wanted to. These days, I'm just keeping t…
About the high ER: you're correct, of course. I bought into that fund (RIVFX) when it was in its infancy. M* didn't even rate it, yet, when I started buying shares, a little bit each month, month after month. I've since STOPPED buying shares in it. …
If you can stand the RISK/REWARD profile (High/High) and the fund you're seeking doesn't have to be exclusively overseas, look at RIVFX. (Royce Global "Value.") It is operating as a mid-cap growth entity these days. On Thursday, it just touched a ne…
