Friday, February 15, 2008

Where the growth is now (hint: not the U.S.)

Everybody is talking about a U.S. recession...but there are still plenty of good investment opportunities if you look at the rest of the globe.

It's easy to get depressed about the outlook for stocks if you look only at what's going on in the United States.

But any smart investor should have a portfolio that it is globally diversified. And now more than ever, there is a case to be made for broadening your investment horizon.

Even as more and more experts talk up the increased likelihood of a U.S. recession, there have been plenty of headlines that illustrate the rest of the world is still in decent economic shape. That should help both shares of large U.S. multinationals, as well as foreign firms.

TalkBack: Is now the time to buy more international stocks?

Earlier this week, Coca-Cola reported solid quarterly profits thanks largely to healthy soda sales internationally.

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