Considering International Diversification

Last year was challenging for globally diversified stock portfolios. While the S&P 500 Index was up 2.1 percent in 2011, the MSCI EAFE Index, which is basically the international equivalent of the S&P 500, was down 12.1 percent. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index was down 18.4 percent.

In the face of 2011 (and...

Topics:

• 2011: The Year in Review
• Understanding the Role Central Banks Play in Financial Markets
• Seeking the Inefficient Asset Class
• Perspectives

2011: The Year in Review

2011...