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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
I don't know what you mean by fared well, but Vanguard has an international stock index fund, a total stock market index fund (US stocks), and an S&P 500 stock index fund. Over the past 10 years, here is how they have performed on an average annual basis:
International fund, 4.43 percent
Total stock fund, 11.68 percent
S&P 500 fund, 12.20 percent
Also, the international fund has a risk rating of 5, but the two U.S. stock funds have a risk rating of 4. I think I will stick with U.S. stocks.
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Investing in foreign stocks is different than investing in foreign debt instruments. Investing in foreign equities is generally wise for portfolio diversification reasons IF your investment horizon is longer. If your horizon is shorter and investing in foreign equities, be very careful.