Insights
Why Invest Internationally?
First Released: January 2008 
In recent times, the Australian sharemarket has proven to be a great investment. The trouble is, it only represents 3% of the world’s investment market. This means that investing only within Australia eliminates 97% of your investment opportunities. In this edition of Insights, Jeanette Bredberg discusses the reasons why international shares, international bonds and international property are essential inclusions alongside domestic allocations. She also presents a framework for considering how much of each asset class to devote to international exposure.
Quick Overview
Why hold international shares?
- Reducing risk through diversification
- Filling in the gaps
- A world of investment opportunities
- The Australian market is highly concentrated
- Short - term experience hides the benefits
How much to allocate to international?
- Home country bias
- Increase your international exposure
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