Why invest internationally? - Vanguard But if you invest in an international mutual fund or ETF (exchange-traded fund), you're increasing your portfolio's diversification by getting access to hundreds—sometimes thousands—of foreign securities
Making the case for international equity allocations Over the past decade, a broadly diversified U S stock portfolio would have returned almost twice as much as a comparable international portfolio for a U S -based investor 1 “Disappointing returns may have some investors reconsidering their allocation to non-U S stocks,” said Kresnak, “But there’s reason to believe the next decade could look v
Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) - Corporate Finance Institute Foreign portfolio investment (FPI) involves an investor purchasing foreign financial assets The transaction of foreign securities generally occurs at an organized formal securities exchange or through an over-the-counter market transaction Foreign portfolio investment is becoming increasingly more common as a means of portfolio diversification