Recent headlines from overseas have been grim: Debt-wracked Greece is struggling to avoid economic collapse, while slowing growth and rampant speculation has triggered a plunge in China’s stock markets.
For many, the bad news will reinforce a perception that investing beyond our shores is to be avoided. The fact that the S&P 500 has beaten international stocks since bottom of the market in 2009 seems only to reinforce the argument for keeping one’s money home. Continue reading “The Case For Owning International Stocks”