This is part 5 of 8 blogs on what today's smart investors need to know in order to create sustainable wealth for you and your family.
Most investors know that it's smart to diversify. However, most investors are not nearly as diversified as they should be. Investing in the S&P 500 (the 500 largest stocks in the US) is not a diversified portfolio. Did you know that the US represents less than 50% of the developed global markets in the world??? By avoiding international stocks, an investor is missing out on a lot of opportunities.
From 1993 through 2008, if you examine the countries with the best equity returns each year, the US was only a top-five performer three times in the last 16 years.
Bottom Line: Don't make the mistake of focusing solely on US securities!
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