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Where the Equity Opportunities are
June 26, 2014 at 17:00 PM EDT
Broadly speaking, U.S. investors tend to prefer the comfort of home. In this sense, they are no different than investors in other countries, i.e. most investors have what is known as a “home country bias.” However, given that U.S. stocks are no longer cheap and less expensive alternatives can still be found overseas, it may be time for U.S. investors to look abroad for equity opportunities. As I write in my new weekly commentary, last week U.S. stocks reached new highs and volatility hit its lowest level since before the recession, as an accommodative Federal Reserve (Fed) and a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions trumped escalating violence in Iraq. For the time being, the fighting in Iraq doesn’t appear to be threating the major oil fields in southern Iraq, which are responsible for most of the country’s oil exports, giving investors a reason to shrug off headlines out of […] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
Broadly speaking, U.S. investors tend to prefer the comfort of home. In this sense, they are no different than investors in other countries, i.e. most investors have what is known as a “home country bias.” However, given that U.S. stocks are no longer cheap and less expensive alternatives can still be found overseas, it may be time for U.S. investors to look abroad for equity opportunities. As I write in my new weekly commentary, last week U.S. stocks reached new highs and volatility hit its lowest level since before the recession, as an accommodative Federal Reserve (Fed) and a steady stream of mergers and acquisitions trumped escalating violence in Iraq. For the time being, the fighting in Iraq doesn’t appear to be threating the major oil fields in southern Iraq, which are responsible for most of the country’s oil exports, giving investors a reason to shrug off headlines out of […]
