Eighty-seven percent said they plan to keep at least half their investments at home over the next decade, mostly because they perceive foreign markets as being riskier or they do not know enough about them.
“Investors keeping all of their investments stateside are automatically excluding well over half the world’s investment opportunities,” says David McSpadden, senior vice president of Franklin Templeton Global Marketing Services. “Engaging with a financial advisor can help interested but uncertain investors find international investments that are suited to their goals.”