It is a good thing that US market has outperformed international markets but US market is developed market and the return might diminish in the future. It is highly possible that US market may not be able to enjoy returns which it is enjoying now. Stable and developed countries has lower growth potential than developing and emerging countries. For example: India is a developing country and it has tremendous grwoth potential in the future.Companies from across the globe are investing in india to make use of this opportunity.
So one should always diversify no matter what is the return he is getting today. Diversification is like a support function to the investment. If you put all your money in single source and if it goes haywire (lke 2008 US Crisis), you will loose all your money. But if you diversify your investment, you will not end up empty handed,
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