FYI: U.S. stocks are flying into record territory every day. The S&P 500 opened 2018 with six-straight sessions of gains, jumping by 2.7% for its best start to a year since 1987. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), which tracks the index, pulled in close to $1 billion so far this year, making it one of the most popular funds among ETF investors.
Investors are understandably optimistic about U.S. stocks. There are plenty of reasons to be sanguine on the market, even after the sizzling rally of the past year. Tax cuts are set to boost earnings; small business confidence is at a record high; and economic growth may be poised to finally tick up meaningfully from the subpar levels it’s been at since the financial crisis.
But even with that rosy backdrop, U.S. stocks may not be the best place for investors to be. International stocks, which handily outperformed their U.S. counterparts in 2017, are doing it again so far this year thanks to strong fundamentals of their own.
Regards,
Ted
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