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International Diversification

Ben Felix · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Investing & personal finance

What it is

Ben Felix rebuts common arguments for holding only US stocks, such as past outperformance and international revenue exposure. He supports the case for international diversification with cited academic research.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited in investing threads as a research-backed argument for diversifying beyond US equities, with sources in the description.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • 0 strong recommendations
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What HN commenters said

  1. “Good video by Ben Felix citing a bunch of research papers (with DOIs in the description)”

    Research-backed case for international diversification with cited papers.

    throw0101a, 2023-05 · Recommendation · in “The four times the United States government defaulted on its debt”

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Topics: index investing, global equities, portfolio theory, home bias, finance research

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