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    fran
    Jun 24 02:46 PM
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    like the habitual debtor[ the brother-in-law in the joke], a person with funds avoids encounters with same.

    will national FICO scores be the next financial guidepost?? would the USA maintain/sustain a credible score?? will "debtors rehab" be in our future??

    will we find the "ENERGY" and "FISCAL" policies necessary?? how often canwe continue to fall off the wagon?     Reply
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    TopForeignSt
    ocks
    Jun 23 05:41 PM
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    I think most investors are heavily weighted in US stocks because they are forced to own them - either thru 52 plans as DrBagel points out, thru 401k or other plans. Or it is just "Financial Advisors" pushing the notion that they must own "US" company stocks because it is patriotic to do so and foreign stocks involve too many risks such as political,currency risk. There are plenty of opportunities outside of US. But most US investors are not aware of them. Somewhere I read an article all of us should go for 50% US and 50% non-US stocks in portfolio allocation. Reply
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    toofan
    Jun 23 08:06 AM
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    DrBagel - Some price effects are country/location specific, real estate, fuel, subsidies - however such a big difference can only be explained that the real inflation data is being supressed. Everyone knows the methods of calculations have changed over the years and many items dropped or weightages changed. User 166668 has a point - ask/feel the pulse, the govt. is BS Reply
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    Richard
    Schweitzer
    Jun 22 10:32 PM
    Global Inflation Rates [view article]
    Incidentally, It does not appear that the median of the list was based on any form of weighting. Reply
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    Richard
    Schweitzer
    Jun 22 10:30 PM
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    Correction: Japan IS on this list (next to bottom) Reply
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    Richard
    Schweitzer
    Jun 22 10:29 PM
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    Bill Gross had some telling commentary in the June PIMCO Report on the point of an understated U S inflation rate.

    In fact the global inflation rate may be inaccurate.

    Try 7%. A good measure is the number of hours of work (usually at some median wage net of taxes - direct and indirect) is required to obtain the basics of given standards of living.

    Discl: Long YEN futures (Japan is not on this list!!)     Reply
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    Richard Shaw
    Jun 22 04:58 PM
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    Enzo,

    The ADRs of foreign companies provide a great deal of information and are the only practical way for most US investors to buy individual securities outside of the US.

    The international and global mutual funds and ETFs are marketing well and have been attracting more capital than domestic funds for several years. See my article on money flows to US versus international and global mutual funds

    www.qvmgroup.com/inves...     Reply
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    19Larry42
    Jun 22 02:36 PM
    Global Inflation Rates [view article]
    We are a small mfg and our costs have been going up a lot faster than 4.2% Reply
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    drbagel
    Jun 22 12:20 PM
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    How can Saudi Arabia have more than double the US inflation rate if their currency is pegged to the USD? Reply
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    drbagel
    Jun 22 12:17 PM
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    I think some of the domestic overweight is driven by risk avoidance inherent in the investment industry. While trying to find a 529 plan, I discovered that almost all were 80-100% domestic in their stock allocations. I think these companies chose overly conservative portfolios for their ready made investment options. Why? It seems there is an assumption that consumers who use such products are not smart enough to assume investment risk. I'm not sure. Reply
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    enzo
    Jun 22 11:23 AM
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    Do you think that US investors maybe overweighted because there is a lack of information on international companies headquartered overseas? Are the international ETFs focusing on marketing their products appropriately in the US? If that is true, what's the best approach to providing that information? Reply
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    Learning
    Curve
    Jun 22 11:13 AM
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    About the 1700's, previous centuries & subsequent centuries: all the imperial powers have effected a global investment strategy. Globalization is not new. Now, in this country, we have multi-nationals whose principal revenue is derived off shore. It has been ever thus. Reply
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    JDog
    Jun 22 10:53 AM
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    How does Japan have such low inflation especially given that its currency is so weak and interest rates are barely above zero? Reply
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    droskoph
    Jun 22 10:52 AM
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    Thank you. Reply
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    canadagood
    Jun 22 10:24 AM
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    A lot of this depends on the health of your currency. If your country's currency gains in value -- as it did here in Canada last year -- then it makes everything imported cheaper to buy. Of course if your dollar is dropping like a stone -- such as in the USA -- then things get a lot more expensive to buy. Reply
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