173: International Allocation (Index Funds 202)

Sam and Johnny do a follow up to the popular Index Funds 101 episode (Please link this) and expand the topic to international allocation into index funds.    Listen to ILAB 173 on iTunes here or subscribe on your favorite podcast app.   Where we are: Johnny FD – Sri Lanka / IG @johnnyfdk Sam Marks – Thailand / IG @imsammarks Derek Spartz - Venice / IG @DerekRadio Sponsor: IndeedReceive a free $75 credit and receive an instant short list of candidates for your job post when you visit Indeed.com Support Invest Like a Boss: Join our Patreon Discussed: Index Funds 101 101 Investing Blog Post VXUS: Total International Stock = 23% of my current. Aiming for 35%   Like these investments? Try them with these special ILAB links: ArtofFX – Start with just a $10,000 account (reduced from $25,000) Fundrise – Start with only $1,000 into their REIT funds (non-accredited investors OK) Betterment – Get up to 1 year managed free Wealthfront – Get your first $15,000 managed free PeerStreet – Get a 1% yield bump on your first loan *Johnny and Sam use all of the above services personally. Time Stamps: 06:50 – Why even bother investing worldwide? 10:39 – Johnny’s breakdown of his index funds 12:35 – Discussion on TenCents multinational 16:29 – Do you know what Taiwan Semiconductor makes? 20:09 – Listing some of the Top 10 international investments? 22:01 – The story of Toyota and Lexus 26:24 – Japanese stock market index 34:13 – All Seasons Portfolio breakdown 39:51 – VanGuard portfolio watch asset allocation backtesting risk-return allocation analysis 42:57 – What to do when you don’t have direct access to international index funds? 46:19 – Management fees with financial advisor   If you enjoyed this episode, do us a favor and share it! Also if you haven’t already, please take a minute to leave us a 5-star review on iTunes and claim your bonus here!  Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Read our disclaimer here.

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