Introduction to Choosing an International Fund: Emerging Markets and Specific Regions
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Investing in other lands can be both exciting and scary, offering big returns and big risks. Here are two aspects to consider.
What you will learn
- Does the Fund Own Emerging-Markets Stocks?
- Does the Fund Concentrate in a Specific Region or Country?
What do you know?
Introduction to Choosing an International Fund: Emerging Markets and Specific Regions
U.S. investors have poured hundreds of billions of dollars into funds that primarily buy stocks of foreign companies.
What’s the attraction? Alluring returns, for one. At times, the average foreign-stock fund has gained a phenomenal return outpacing that of the S&P 500. What’s more, foreign investing offers sought-after diversification. If you own a variety of investments, chances are you’ll always have a hand in something that’s performing well.
Start by asking two questions in the following articles. You can find most of the answers to these questions on the fund family’s Website or in the fund’s shareholder report.