FYI: Everywhere you look these days, it seems to be bad news for folks who invest overseas.
From the fallout caused by a continuing trade war with China to the continued uncertainty posed by Brexit to ever-present geopolitical risks in the Middle East, the headlines don’t inspire confidence. And besides, with the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.58% up 14% or so year-to-date, it seems like anyone buying stocks abroad is just looking for trouble.
As with so many things in investing, the truth is much more complicated.
Run the numbers, and you’ll see that a bunch of international investments have outperformed even the S&P’s impressive gains this year. And I’m not talking about single-stock stories, but entire regions of equity investments.
If you’ve missed out on this trend, you’re not alone. The typical U.S. investor has less than 16% of their equity exposure in international stocks, according to Morningstar.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-china-etfs-are-beating-the-sp-500-this-year-as-are-these-other-international-stock-funds-2019-05-17/print
