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FYI: Foreign stock mutual funds have outperformed U.S. stock funds the past 15 years. Stock funds invested abroad had built a huge lead by the end of 2007, as foreign markets, particularly emerging markets, surged while the U.S. economy struggled to recover from the bursting of the dot-com bubble. Regards, Ted http://license.icopyright.net/user/viewFreeUse.act?fuid=MTkyMTgzMzc=
The 15-year number does not mean much to me. Cycles occur, as when U.S. stocks under-performed international from 2001-2007, and the reverse happened in 2008-2014. Most of these funds have had multiple manager changes in 15 years. I would be much more interested in looking at true diversified international (not global, not EM) with current manager track records or records including their previous intl fund stints. When I do that, I get a very different picture and group of funds.
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Agree. Especially with the "cycles".
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Catch