One thing about weighting your stocks to your own country: you have
less volatility due to changes in the exchange rate between your unit of money and that of other countries.
Not exact matches
International investing involves risks, including risks related to foreign currency, limited liquidity,
less government regulation and the possibility of substantial
volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments.
Stocks with a history of consistently growing their dividends have historically tended to perform well and exhibit
less volatility in a rising rate environment, while high yielding dividends, often considered «bond - like proxies,» have tended to be more vulnerable (
due to their high debt levels) and have historically followed bond performance when rates rise.
They entail significant risks that can include losses
due to leveraging or other speculative investment practices, lack of liquidity,
volatility of returns, restrictions on transferring interests in a fund, potential lack of diversification, absence and / or delay of information regarding valuations and pricing, complex tax structures and delays in tax reporting,
less regulation and higher fees than mutual funds.
The Permanent Portfolio has conservative foundations, but because it is conservative, it is able to provide above average returns as it is
less likely to be abandoned
due to roller coaster
volatility.
I know the markets have more
volatility than projects
due to the behavioral aspects of investing but in my view equally weighting is more important when you do not know much about your investment and
less important when you do.
Looked at another way, say the price of company A stock drops 50 % in the short - term
due to unrelated bad news about a competitor, company B, with no change in the underlying fundamentals of company A. Does this make company A
less attractive (
due to
volatility) or more — as you can buy the same now for half price?
The buy and hold forever investor forgoes a time - tested driver of long term returns, temporary mispricings
due to
volatility, and relies on a far
less certain driver of long term returns, future earnings growth and future high returns on capital.
Even then for many markets, an US investor experienced
less volatility than a local investor
due to negative correlation.
International investing involves risks, including risks related to foreign currency, limited liquidity,
less government regulation and the possibility of substantial
volatility due to adverse political, economic or other developments.
This allows you to create an income stream with
less risk of the strike price being passed (
due to the
volatility).
The low
volatility and negative correlation scenario is a different shift — a decrease in required risk premia
due to the fact that diversified investment portfolios are
less risky to investors.
The
volatility in the cryptocurrency market is a subject of hot debate
due to the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fluctuating to percentages of anywhere from 10 to even 50 percent in
less than 24 hours.
Sansosti says he is optimistic that CMBS will recover,
due to better pricing,
less volatility and lack of competition as life companies and agencies approach annual capacities.