Home bias: why one country isn't enough

5 chapters·15 min·action plan·mastery check

Chapter 1 of 5

The idea

Japan's stock market took about 34 years to get back to its 1989 peak.

Don't bet on one country

Most people over-invest in their own country because it feels familiar. But any single market can lag for decades. A global index fund holds thousands of companies across many countries in one purchase.

Predict first

After its 1989 peak, how long did Japan's main stock index take to recover (price only)?

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