Rokjok777

Foreign Real Estate ETFs Present a Better Risk-Reward Scenario

Hah! Transparency? You think investing in the US is "transparent"? Um have you ever heard of SIVs, off-balance sheet investments, mark-to-market suspension? I guess Madoff was transparent, with that famous first-world regulatory oversight environment the US supposedly has. And regarding currency risk, if the US were a third world country, the IMF would be demanding deep structural reforms and draconian measures to shore up the balance sheet, on life support.
So yes, foreign real estate investing carries risks but puh-lease...