What Investment Reader's Question:

I want to know more on the different strategies an investor could use to invest in the emerging markets.  - Mr. Vanderbilt, via email.

Answer from Darius McDermott of Chelsea Financial Services:

Emerging markets have doubled over approximately the last ten years - as a percentage of the world market.

This leads me to believe that people should be investing approximately double the allocation they would have previously given.

Another key point is BRIC markets can be quite volatile and a sensible way of investing is via monthly savings which give you ‘pound cost averaging’.