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Is It Finally Time For International Markets?<\/h3>\n

January 11, 2017 | Print View<\/a><\/p>\n

US markets have been on a steady climb since they bottomed in March of 2009, and hit new highs again in 2016. A good US economy along with strong corporate profits have propelled US stocks higher by over 250% (total return including dividends) since the bottom. But US stocks only make up approximately one-half of the global stock markets. The other half of the global stock market pie consists of international developed and emerging markets. In the chart below you can see how international developed markets (green line) and emerging markets (blue line) have lagged US stock markets (red line) since the end of the financial crisis:<\/p>\n


\nChart: Stockcharts.com<\/p>\n

US markets are well ahead of their highs of 2007, but international markets are still underwater and continue to be mired in their own lost decade. The under-performance has been due to a variety of factors including:\n<\/p>\n