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Article: International stock funds. (Investing: all about stocks, bonds and mutual funds).(Statistical Data Included)
- Article from:
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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FOR complete explanation of how to use these rankings, including a description of each column heading, see page 82. Some additional information about the international stock listings:
Category. International stock funds are divided into three categories. Diversified international funds invest primarily in stocks of companies based outside the U.S.; this category includes broad-based funds and funds without a specific geographical base. Specialized international funds invest in a single country or region. Also included here are diversified emerging-markets funds. Global funds can invest in the U.S. as well as overseas. To be included, a fund must have at least a ...