Finance
FRDM ETF Explained: Investing in Free Emerging Markets with Perth Tolle
Date: 2025-10-08 19:15:03
I sit down with Perth Tolle, founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and creator of the Freedom 100 Emerging Markets Index (FRDM).
The FRDM ETF takes a different approach to emerging markets — instead of allocating capital to countries based purely on size, it focuses on economic freedom and personal liberty. That means avoiding authoritarian regimes and investing in freer, more transparent markets.
We cover:
How Perth created the Freedom Index and FRDM ETF
How freedom is measured and which countries are included or excluded
How FRDM compares to traditional EM funds like EEM or VWO
Key holdings inside the ETF today
The case for investing in freedom as both a values-driven and performance-driven strategy
The future of freedom-focused investing
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to FRDM
00:28 Welcome Perth Tolle, founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and creator of the Freedom 100 EM Index (FRDM index)
00:39 How was the FRDM strategy developed?
02:25 Why pick ‘Freedom’ as the core factor in this ETF?
05:53 How each freedom is factored into the index
07:32 How often do the countries rebalance in the index?
10:55 FRDM performance compared to other Emerging Market ETFs
13:05 Details of how the FRDM Index is developed
15:30 Top countries and companies in FRDM ETF
19:05 Rationale for not investing in China as the second largest economy in the world
21:59 How FRDM fits into an income investing portfolio
23:35 Why investors should invest in FRDM and freedom
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