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Making a tweak–yes, already–to the Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio to get more Japan in the mix

Making a tweak–yes, already–to the Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio to get more Japan in the mix

I certainly don’t intend to turn the Perfect 5 ETF Active Passive Portfolio into a trading portfolio, but when facts on the ground change, I do want to respond. The recent overwhelming election victory of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has given Abe-nomics renewed life. That means financial markets and Japan’s huge export sector can count on continued policies from the Bank of Japan that weaken the yen versus the currencies of trading partners and that look to increase growth in the Japanese economy from the country’s export sector. Japan’s stock market has been on something of a tear in 2017 and I think that’s likely to continue