Being Smart with $$ - Eat Turkey and Invest in Turkey

This Thanksgiving, invest in Turkey. No, not the bird, the country. But not just Turkey, invest broadly across international markets. Investing internationally provides greater diversification and lower volatility to a portfolio. Shortsighted investors may point out that the US markets have outperformed international markets over a long period of time. But sectors perform cyclically and in many prior periods the opposite was true. Those who have shunned international markets have lost extra returns this year. One emerging markets international index fund, that has exposure to Turkey, has returned a whopping 36% year to date. Total international stock funds have returned about six percentage points more than the total US stock market funds so far this year. So while you’re eating turkey, consider investing in Turkey for the rest of the year and beyond. And have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

- Larry Pike, CFA, Client Priority Financial Advisors LLC

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