Emerging markets have performed poorly so far this year. While this year’s meltdown in emerging markets can be attributed to China’s economic slowdown, some emerging markets such as Brazil have been in a downward trend for a few years now due to domestic issues. The widely-followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down by over 4% as of …
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Last year I wrote an article on why investing in U.S. multinationals is not the same as investing in foreign companies. From that article: Michelle Gibley of Charles Schwab discussed the reasons for investing in foreign firms instead of U.S. multinationals in an article back in May. From the article titled “4 Mistakes to Avoid in International …
Dividend stocks offer cushion to a portfolio during volatile market conditions such as the one we are seeing now while helping to grow the portfolio steadily when markets are strong. Investing in stocks that pay no dividends is highly risky since one is betting on pure price appreciation which may or may not happen. Studies …
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U.S. investors have generally low allocation to foreign equities for a variety of reasons. For example, it may be due to their advisors recommending that they hold most of their assets in U.S. stocks. Others may feel comfortable investing in firms that they know about and can even buy the firms’ products in the local grocery store. This can also be …
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U.S. Investors looking for dividend income and some price appreciation can look overseas for excellent opportunities. With global markets shaky in the past few weeks many stocks are at attractive levels especially for investors willing to hold for the long-term. Three reasons for investing in foreign stocks for dividend income are as follows: The current yield on …
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