The Merits of International Investing

For any market, there are three sources of investment returns for a dollar investor

- Tarun Kumar Sahu/Mint

Last week, Bertie brushed his navy-blue suit that was hanging limp in his wardrobe and collecting dust. After the bout of sneezing had subsided, he wore it and instantly felt uncomfortable. But, the occasion demanded it as Bertie had been invited by a friend who works for his favorite newspaper to address a gathering of individual investors. The topic was the merits of international investing; again, something that Bertie feels strongly about. Of late, it has dawned on our man that he has become a kind of go-to expert on the subject. When his introduction, proclaiming as much, was read out at the event, it reminded him of the old saying, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."