Vontobel's Souccar makes the case for Europe, Canada and Japan now

David Souccar, international equity portfolio manager at Vontobel Quality Growth, says that the interest-rate cutting cycle is going to help international equities, as foreign central banks follow the Federal Reserve's moves, which should help foster a softer landing worldwide. That said, Souccar notes that if the United States starts raising tariffs radically, it will hurt the dollar, which will make investors want to invest internationally to protect against the dollar's falling value against other currencies. Souccar notes that investors are likely to find the most opportunity in Europe — particularly in Great Britain — Canada and Japan. Plus, Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, picks a total-market fund that equal weights its holdings by sectors for his ETF of the Week, Matt Schulz, chief credit analyst at LendingTree, discusses their survey on how many parents give children access to credit cards and how often they regret that decision, and Kelley Wright, editor of Investment Quality Trends, brings his disciplined approach to value investing to the Market Call.