International Investing

International Investing Why is international investing important? 1. Reduces the risk of an all-U.S. portfolio 2. Provides opportunities to participate in growth in foreign markets What international concerns do investors have? Foreign market growth accounted for a majority of the world's stock market capítalization in 2010' 58% Most investors agree that a recession in Europe right now will greatly affect the U.S. economy 84% What is international investing? Already, the European debt crisis has greatly affected interest in currency trading for more than 1/3 of investors Most ínvestors confuse international investing with global investing € ¥ £ 37% International Investing: investing in a company that is headquartered outside the U.S. (38% Few investors identified this correctly Global Investing: investing in a company that does business in multiple countries outside the U.S., and may be headquartered domestically or abroad Who is interested in international investing? 62% Most investors incorrectly identified this as international investing Currently, younger investors are more interested in opportunities to invest internationally than older investors 41 - 50 < 40 51 - 60 60+ 000000 0000 0000 0000000000 0000 0000 0000000000 000000 0000 0000000000 000 000000 0000000000 000000 0000 0000000000 00000O Also, many households worth $25 Million Plus are interested in 41% 39% 35% 31% 66% investing in international hedge funds More wealthy investors are increasingly optimistic about future opportunities for international investing <$100K $100K-$500K $500K-$ 1MM $1MM+ O0000O O000000 0000000 OOC 000 000 000000O 000000 Who cares most about international issues? 39% 43% 53% 59% Of all investors, Business Owners seem to be the most internationally minded They feel most strongly that a European recession will have an impact on the U.S. economy The European debt crisis has affected their interest in currency trading the most Which countries are most popular among investors to invest in? 91% 47% 25% 27% They believe most firmly that the present world economy presents greater opportunities for international investing Brazil They are most optim isic about opportunites for international investing China Canada 16% 17% India 46% 59% Brought to you by Millionaire Corner Other data sources: Spectrem's MILLIONAIRE 'www.oppenheimerfuns.com/digital Assets/Global-Investing- Comes-of-Age-680cb49b-9090-4d2c-be8d-alc609ca2414.pdf CORNER FOR INVESTORS ABOUT INVESTOR