Generally, do the general-purpose mutual funds from the big brokers like Fidelity, Vanguard, Schwab include international companies, or is it mostly US companies?
I’m interested in investing in other countries, but I don’t know if it’s strictly necessary to choose a fund that says “European” or “International” on the tin as I’d like a mix. Is there an advantage or tax issue with investing in a European broker? Any recommendations there?
Thanks, folks.
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The big US brokers focus stronlgy on US stocks, to get better exposure to europe, you can’t get around the big EU Brokers. You can find all on justetf.com, Many EU focused ETFs are located in Ireland; are those perhaps easy to buy? They have ISIN codes that start with IE. others are located in Luxembourg (LU). The big providers are e.g. Amundi from France, XTrackers, etc. Example for some EU exclusive ETFs: Amundi MSCI Europe Value Factor UCITS ETF EUR: ISIN: LU1681042518 Just received a notificiation about the new “Make Europe Great Again” ETF # HANetf Making Europe Great Again UCITS ETF Acc; ISIN: IE0007WMHDE3.
Thank you - I appreciate it. Will read up!
Thank you - I’m not excited about doing a bunch of paperwork to deal with foreign banks, so this sounds like a good option. I appreciate it.
Cant you just buy VT?
0.05% expense ratio and it gives you international and US exposure, it easily beats any mutual fund after fees. Buying and remaining 100% invested in VT is the optimal solution for your entire lifetime according to modern research, its cheap and easily beats having bond exposure. Bonds are for chicken littles who hurt themselves in their confusion, they never out-compete stocks when you have a multi-decade retirement.
If you’re interested in the research, all the papers are cited in the description:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FXuMs6YRCY