Since Global involves the U.S., is this a better/wiser choice? However, for example, if I invest in a global fund, and the U.S. stock market crashes, will this be a bigger loss than if I just invested in International??
2006-09-26 17:43:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
If you already have exposure to the US through other mutual funds or regular stocks, than I would probably go with the International Funds. The main benefit to investing Internationally isn't that you are protecting yourself from a crash (crashes usually aren't confined to one market http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_financial_crisis_of_1998). The main benefit is that you are diversifying your portfolio away from a US-specific portfolio. Investing internationally will expose you to many terrific companies that US-only funds don't have the option to invest in. Even though the US market is huge in terms of market cap, it doesn't necessarily have the highest return every year. International investing exposes you to these opportunities.
If you are only looking for one fund, than I would go with a global fund that has the opportunity to invest wherever the best opportunities lie, regardless of where in the world they may be. The American Funds offer a good selection of conservatively managed international and global funds.
2006-09-26 18:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Yahooracle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question - international is 100% overseas whereas Global could technically (depending on the managers' prospectus parameters) might be as little as 10% international - in general, global funds tend to be mostly overseas however. with as hot as the international markets have been for the last 5-6 years, I would vote for Global over International (anyone remember the growth vs. value change that took place in 2000?). global funds are almost always LESS risky than international funds are as measured by standard deviation and beta - plus with a global fund you will give the manager the ability to move in/out of areas in the global marketplace if / when the change from overseas vs. domestic takes place - which it eventually will. international managers will be mandated to invest overseas even if that isn't the best place to be.
2006-09-27 01:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by christopherthomastierney 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because of the weaker dollar i would go international you wont get as much shares but there is so much in emerging markets such as india, china they have doubled thier ecnomy growth for years
2006-09-29 01:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by blopyblopy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check with the broker
2006-09-29 07:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-27 06:56:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋