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One economist's take on popular advice for saving, borrowing, and spending

Planet Money

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Investing in the World Market

Economic theory would say you want a diversified portfolio that holds a bit of every country in the world. In fact, you want to hold stocks in proportion to how much of the world market cap is embodied in each country's stock market. That means only about 40% of your portfolios should be invested in US stocks. And the remaining 60% should be investments in international stocks.

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