Set sail for higher returns; foreign investments offer chance to diversify and reap greater dividends

Article Abstract:

Investors looking to diversify their portfolios may also find foreign investments a less expensive alternative than the US stock market. There are many reasons advisers think foreign investments will yield higher returns in the near term. Their diversifying a portfolio also decreases investors' overall portfolio risk, even though an individual foreign security may be riskier than US stocks. Securities in a US multinational give only a very diluted exposure to the risks and rewards of foreign markets.

Foreign investments

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Bye bye broker; keep the middleman's take for yourself by using company investment plans to buy shares directly

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Investors confident in the excellent health of the stock market are benefiting from the increasing number of direct investment plans offered by corporations. At first, these dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs), could only be used by investors to reinvest their cash dividends automatically to acquire additional shares. A company administrator would buy the shares on the open market and fill orders for investors who already had company stock. Now, investors can contribute and invest additional funds.

Innovations, Employee benefits

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Uncertainty has its own rewards; emerging markets may be the wave of the future for adventurous investors

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Investors with a taste for adventure who do not mind a little risk might be interested in the closed-end investment funds focussing on emerging markets. Such funds trade at a premium or discount to net asset value. Prices tend to go down when events which shake investor confidence happen. The excess return for investors purchasing at a discounted price could be called the uncertainty premium. Institutional investors are also becoming more interested in emerging markets.

Investments

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