FYI: It’s a big world out there. The U.S. makes up a little less than half of the global market cap. By avoiding international stock markets, you cut out half of the investment opportunities. Why limit yourself?
The chart below breaks down the annual performance of the top 12 developed international stock markets. Each country’s performance seems to bounce around at random year after year, but over the long-term those returns smooth out. While it’s difficult to pick the best performing country every year, a diversified global portfolio offers the benefits of international stock market performance which in turn lowers risk.
The table below ranks the best to worst international stock market performance over the past 15 years. Hover over the table to highlight each country’s market returns over that period.
Regards,
Ted
https://novelinvestor.com/international-stock-market-performance/
