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Originally Posted by 67pro-street
So i have a question for everyone. In this book i was reading they were talking about how not only is it important to have a diversified portfolio, but it is equally important to have both stocks with American based companies as well as with Internationally based companies. It makes sense since just about everything you look at is Made in China, or Made in Korea, Made in India, etc. However, my question is how does one go about researching international companies and trying to figure out which ones to invest in? Do you just look at american companies in certain sectors that you would invest in and then try to find their international counterpart??
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You do not necessarily have to purchase stock in foreign companies to get international exposure. There are many U.S. based companies that operate worldwide that will give you some international exposure. For example, Catepillar is one stock that is international and has recently been declining due to growth concerns in foreign markets.
If you are interested in purchasing individual stocks rather than a mutual fund as Bucketlist suggested, you could look at the holdings of "international" mutual funds and research some of the stocks in their holdings to see which ones you may want to invest in.