Mutual funds that invest in stocks of companies from all over the world
Mutual fund investing primarily in stocks and debt obligations (i.e. bonds) of foreign governments and/or corporations. Global bond funds can also be subject to foreign currency exchange risks.
Invest in stocks of companies based both inside and outside the U.S. Since a fund needs only to have 25% of its assets in overseas companies to be considered global, this is not the kind of fund you want for strict asset allocation. Rather, it's great if you like the manager and have faith in his freedom to find good investments around the globe.
Invest primarily in securities of both U.S. and foreign companies. Degree of investment risk: high.
A mutual fund that typically invests anywhere in the world, including the U.S.
These funds combine both U.S. and foreign securities. A Global Bond Fund includes both U.S. and foreign company and government bonds. A Global Government Bond Fund has only U.S. and foreign government securities. Global Equity Funds contain both U.S. and foreign equity securities and are subject to many sources of investment risk and currency risk. Both international and global funds have a unique characteristic which can enhance long-term portfolio returns: most international equity and bond markets are not fully correlated with the U.S. markets, and in some cases, very little correlation is exhibited. Because of this, modest percentages of international exposure can actually reduce the total risk of your entire portfolio, and can at times provide increased returns. When investing in international and global funds, it is important to understand how much of the historical returns have been due to the securities' performance versus how much was due to currency changes.
Invest in securities anywhere in the world. Main objective is long-term capital appreciation, although they may provide some current income.
These are funds that invest all over the world including your home country. It can be safe, and also very risky depending on where you invest.
Mutual funds that invest their assets in both U.S. and foreign securities. These differ from international funds, which typically only invest in foreign securities.
Mutual funds that concentrate their investments in companies outside the U.S.A.
Mutual funds that invest in both the U.S. and foreign countries. Also known as world funds.
Mutual funds that invest in securities issued in the United States and foreign nations. Global funds may be susceptible to risks such as currency fluctuation and political or economic changes.
A fund that invests in stocks located throughout the world while maintaining a percentage of assets (normally 25% to 50%) in the United States. Global funds tend to be the safest foreign-stock investments, but that's because they typically lean on better-known U.S. stocks.