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Monday, September 28, 2009

Investing In Foreign Stocks For Better Returns

By Riz Goodman

Foreign stock markets are now within your reach and the best thing is that there are several brokerage houses which now offer the facility of buying the stocks listed elsewhere. You need not do anything extra to buy these stocks apart from the extra research.

That said in earlier times it was not so easy to buy shares of a non-US company but now that has become very simple and you do not need any regulatory approvals. All major online discount brokerages generally have the facility of foreign stock trading. That said it may be limited to a few countries. And also make sure if they will permit you to invest in the foreign stocks via your dollar account or you will need a separate account. The best scenario is to buy the American Depository Receipts. These ADR's are listed on the NYSE. That way you get the benefit of owning foreign stocks sitting in the US.

The other option to buy foreign stocks is to go with the indirect route. That indirect route is via the mutual funds or the exchange traded funds. The mutual funds of the emerging markets are the best ones as it is the emerging markets that are supposed to the next drivers of the world economy.

Currency devaluations and exchange rate fluctuations are the main risks which can impact your foreign investments. You will need to closely monitor them. Do proper research before investing in the emerging market stocks. The foreign markets can be challenging and risky but the fact is that they also provide better returns

Research is the key here and that will mean accessing information about foreign companies. There are specific brokerage houses that provide research on foreign companies. You can do your own research by looking up for the foreign companies on the internet. Invest wisely and invest for the long term in these markets. - 23229

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