International Equities

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timmy
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International Equities

Post by timmy »

The Bogleheads.org site has been down for 2 days. Has anyone decided to increase their international equity exposure during that time? If so, come forward. :annoyed

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patrick
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Re: International Equities

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I didn't place any trades to increase international equity exposure. However, it just happens that on Friday my international equities increased in value while the rest of my portfolio decreased in value. As a result my international equity exposure managed to increase on its own without any action on my part.
Tamalak
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Re: International Equities

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Increased mine from 40% to 50% a couple weeks ago. Reasoning: 50% is market cap. Also cuz it looks neater on my balance sheets :sharebeer
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SpringMan
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Re: International Equities

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Added a little to VSS in a taxable account. Still international is only 16% of our equities.
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SpartanBull
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Re: International Equities

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Just wondering (excuse me if there was some big news recently that I Missed) but is there any particular reason you're asking if people increased their international exposure? Just a random question, or is it being asked because something happened recently that is making you ask that? Just curious. Thanks.
pascalwager
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Re: International Equities

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No, but I was considering adjusting my allocation using 47% as the market starting point and applying various factors. But I finally decided to leave it at 50%, where it's approximately been since 1995. I'm always hesitant to reduce int'l because I would be selling low and buying high. My initial account allocations so long ago were 51/49 and 47/53 (both US/int'l), so I'm really accustomed to a relatively high int'l allocation (and lower returns).
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