Rick Ferri, author of All About Asset Allocation, argues that you get even better diversification by
splitting international developed markets into Europe and Pacific components, which can easily be done with the Vanguard Europe and Pacific mutual funds or ETFs.
Not exact matches
Splitting your
international allocation between
developed and emerging
markets is another common recommendation.
I compared the performance of two portfolios: one that held half Canadian stocks (S&P / TSX Composite Index) and half US stocks (S&P 500), and another portfolio
split equally between Canada, the US and
international developed markets (MSCI EAFE Index).