5 Best International Index Funds (Buy & Hold Forever)

International index funds are a great way to diversify your equities holdings. So in this video we are going to talk about the 5 best International Index funds to buy & hold in your investment portfolio.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
2:35 - Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VTIAX)
4:22 - Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VTMGX)
6:48 - Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund (VEMAX)
8:57 - Fidelity Total International Index Fund (FTIHX)
10:07 - Schwab International Index Fund (SWISX)
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Пікірлер: 28

  • @clifford629
    @clifford629 Жыл бұрын

    Vanguard ETF Versions: VTIAX => VXUS (total international) VTMGX => VEA (developed) VEMAX => VWO (emerging)

  • @lucasgerhard

    @lucasgerhard

    9 ай бұрын

    thank you!!!!!!!

  • @duncan8345

    @duncan8345

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you!❤💯👍🏾

  • @justincase8795
    @justincase8795 Жыл бұрын

    The Fidelity one seems the best

  • @michaelkobulnicky3399
    @michaelkobulnicky339911 ай бұрын

    Found your channel recently and thoroughly enjoying it!

  • @classicconrad
    @classicconrad Жыл бұрын

    Can’t go wrong with vanguard total international or fidelity total international

  • @arbazahmad497
    @arbazahmad497 Жыл бұрын

    These funds are found in brokers app as well? How to and where can i invest in these funds?

  • @denistjose
    @denistjose5 күн бұрын

    What is the ETF equivalent of FTIHX?

  • @jerrystpierreofficial
    @jerrystpierreofficial Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Can you speak to the new VTWAX that came out in 2019? Do you think it's a one and done fund? Thanks

  • @cliffpriddy5244
    @cliffpriddy5244 Жыл бұрын

    What about VXUS? That one is my favorite.

  • @mplslawnguy3389

    @mplslawnguy3389

    3 ай бұрын

    That's just the ETF version of VTIAX I believe.

  • @peterl2767
    @peterl2767 Жыл бұрын

    Great content 👍

  • @GG-dg3oy
    @GG-dg3oy Жыл бұрын

    Schf is great has same holdings as pretty much all the first ones you mentioned and cheaper

  • @user-kh3bh5vz2u
    @user-kh3bh5vz2u14 күн бұрын

    Thanks for info😊

  • @garaziromerovallejo1209
    @garaziromerovallejo1209 Жыл бұрын

    Great video!. All those ETFs are funded in US. Is there any traded in Australia? thanks in advance

  • @mplslawnguy3389

    @mplslawnguy3389

    3 ай бұрын

    Yeah like anyone wants to invest in Vegemite and kangaroos.

  • @samdoral4927
    @samdoral4927Ай бұрын

    Great Index funds suggestion

  • @86joncooper
    @86joncooper10 ай бұрын

    Fidelity is the best $$$

  • @venkadaba5359
    @venkadaba53593 ай бұрын

    Thanks Clifford629!

  • @meenakshinundloll9004
    @meenakshinundloll90048 ай бұрын

    How can I buy their shares ?

  • @kenwen7791

    @kenwen7791

    Ай бұрын

    Are you Indian? I can recommend gotrade international to buy vxus, which what I had been doing for the past 2 months as an Indonesian

  • @zehragunesfan23
    @zehragunesfan237 ай бұрын

    fidelity funds seems the best in these days

  • @kylehackett162
    @kylehackett16229 күн бұрын

    The best international fund is no international fund

  • @alfredoarenas8616
    @alfredoarenas86167 ай бұрын

    International funds have a TERRIBLE rate of return.

  • @mplslawnguy3389

    @mplslawnguy3389

    3 ай бұрын

    Recently yes, but this is about diversification. There have been significant periods where international outperformed domestic. If your retirement happens to coincide with one of these periods, you will be glad you had some international exposure. Diversification comes with some trade offs, such as underperforming sectors or funds, but it makes the portfolio stronger in the long run. People have a hard time wrapping their heads around that.

  • @marg8315

    @marg8315

    Ай бұрын

    @@mplslawnguy3389I don’t disagree with you and I believe most financial advisors will agree with you as well (if they do, it’s fine, if they don’t, people will hate on them). However, I recommend you checking out Ben Felix’s video on international diversification and Sasha’s video on investing in US index. I’m not trying to predict the future whether US stock performance will trump international stock performance but the fact that by introducing international stocks to a US investor’s portfolio, you increase volatility (which is against the reason why one should diversify). With increased volatility, you should demand higher returns. US stocks simply provides best risk adjusted returns for Americans. Where as if you’re an international investor, you just have to deal with increased volatility to begin with unless you’re extremely overweight on your domestic stock market, and so international diversification makes sense to them and they are almost forced to do it.

  • @LOVE-JC777

    @LOVE-JC777

    19 күн бұрын

    Nowadays the world is interconnected some of these companies are blend in some shape or form.

  • @LOVE-JC777

    @LOVE-JC777

    19 күн бұрын

    Joke is “if America coughs.” The world catches the flu 🤧