How much of your equity portfolio should be invested internationally? Compare different international allocation percentages, understand the exposure already contained within global ETFs, and learn how to establish a deliberate geographic weighting based on diversification, risk, currency and your wider financial circumstances.

Domestic and international stocks can expose investors to different economies, currencies, sectors and sources of return. This guide explains why company domicile is not the same as economic exposure, how home-country bias can affect diversification, and how to build a deliberate geographic allocation within a long-term portfolio.