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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a fan of international diversification, but there is also something to be said for sticking to your guns. I've been 50% international for 30 years and it has been really hard to keep that allocation during the last 10 years of massive underperformance relative to US stocks. So make sure you are comfortable with whatever allocation you choose and stick with it. [/quote]

Why have you stayed in with international so long?? I dropped all international 18 years ago when I realized that in the long run those funds underperform the US stock market by a LOT. [/quote]

Not true at all. Almost all of international underperformance began in 2010.  There is no reason to believe that the US will outperform International. It would be nice if it was as simple as just picking the United States and then just claiming victory because it's a slam dunk because you know USA is #1. It's a no brainer if you just look at recent performance, but investing based on recent performance is a really bad strategy.

In fact projections are that international will outperform. Who knows how accurate those projections will be though.  [/quote]

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