What to say when clients hate you for advising international investments
First off, advisers should tell them that adding international stocks can dampen a portfolio's volatility, and increase the number of potential winners.
If you're a financial adviser, you probably get occasional questions about your investment recommendations. And if you've put 15% to 20% or more of your client's assets in international funds, many of those questions may have been more pointed than you would like, now that global markets have swoone
Learn more about reprints and licensing for this article.