100% of my investing portfolio at the moment is in US Stocks.
The majority of my investments are in individual US companies.
But I also own a chunk of the S&P 500 and a bit of the Nasdaq 100 Index.
And there is a common thesis out there that this approach is a really bad idea.
Because investing in just US stocks carries a huge risk if the US economy or the stock market underperforms.
In this video I share my thoughts on why I disagree.
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27 thoughts on “Stop investing in the world index”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ammar HUSSAIN says:

    INDIA has lots of smart people😳..?? Well those so called smart people are scamming us on a daily basis through their call centres which Europe and West help them build and handed over all our personal data without any due diligence…
    Everyone overrates India but its is still at least 200 years behind Europe👎

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Cynthia Liu says:

    total agree.

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars James Shack says:

    Hi Sasha, good points on globalisation although most large businesses are global now too.

    Take LVMH, RIO or WISE as an example, these are also international business that will probably do as you say and enter into new markets as they arise. So if you follow that strategy, it would be strange to restrict yourself to just the US – unless of course it just so happens that all of your stock picks at this time are in the US.

    The US has the deepest capital markets, and lots of international business list there (often unsuccessful which may start to change things) but these business are not included in US indexes. There are very successful international business listed on the NASDAQ and NYSE but they are not ‘US’.

    This is a mistake people often make, they see Chinese, Indian and Australian business list in the US so they invest in a US index fund but they don’t actually get exposure to those companies. The only way you get exposure to them is through a global index or other country specific indexes.

    Therefore, I would take your globalisation point one step further to say that the country does not matter. If you want to invest like you do, in large cap growth stocks, I wouldn’t restrict myself to just US business.

    I’ll leave the small cap/value/profitability debate for another time!

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars chimbuzi1 says:

    lol the world index products offered in my country are already >60% In USA stocks😅

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Stephen says:

    The brain drain thing is very real. I am an example of someone who fell for the Silicon Valley siren song. But so did almost everyone else I knew, including the most phenomenal engineers I know (a few went to Australia, New Zealand, several European countries and Canada instead). The ones who didn't leave the country outright are nonetheless working for foreign companies, mostly in the US.

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Billy Hawkins says:

    We love you Sasha!

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Okunrin Meta says:

    One thing that shaha is not saying is that he doesn’t make money on investment, his main income is YouTube!
    Infact he would rather lose money on his investment for the sake of making a YouTube video.
    So…what I’m saying is don’t listen to him. He is an entertainer.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Jeevan Basra says:

    Sasha can you please make an in-depth analysis on upwork

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Benjamin Sanders says:

    You’re the man. Love your stuff.

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Putseller100 says:

    Strongman approves lol

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Caio Scofield says:

    100% agree. I'm Brazilian but live in the US (working in tech). US stock market is simply on another level. My portfolio is ˜95% US stocks/etfs

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Anna Daza says:

    I totally agree. I live in Canada but I invest only in US.

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Marilyn Pickett says:

    ⚰️

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Darren Drew says:

    The top 10 holdings of VE are almost identical to all of the US large cap ETFs. All US based companies.

  15. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shae Reub says:

    I'm just investing in VTI, VEA, VWO, & KOMP.

  16. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Fake Alias says:

    While I do agree, I still hold some VXUS as a tilt.

  17. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Josue Herrera says:

    Would you recommend investing in Vanguard S&P 500- apparently it’s like the top 500 companies in US and it’s almost like investing in the American economy.
    Am I right ? Would like some advice / knowledge on this

  18. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Joey Stocato says:

    That outro music is always such a jam

  19. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Shakthi Rajappa says:

    Well said.

  20. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars loutol says:

    Investing only in one country constitutes a concentration risk, regardless of how far reaching its companies are. These companies are subject to one regulator …….all you need is an ultranationalist government or some self inflicted black swan event and it’s good night. The way the US is going nowadays, I couldn’t say this could never happen there. Slightly lower returns on a global etf , but I 💤 well at night.

  21. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Howard Smith says:

    Love your videos. On this occasion I don't fully agree. World index is already 60% US and only 10% emerging markets. I like having a world index tracker as a minority part of my portfolio as low cost, large spread and low effort, and can be less volatile than the holdings I have in growth funds. I also think that for investors starting out or just with limited knowledge and/or time it is a good option. Horses for courses.

  22. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Ob1 O says:

    This is due mainly in part to the internet and high speed connectivity. What Japan did not that during their industrial height.

  23. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Chris F says:

    S&P real returns for 2000 to 2010 were about -30% in real terms. That's a 30% LOSS. Think about it : you bought a basket of the world's best companies (Microsoft, Amazon, Apple etc) held for a decade, and you didn't even come close to breaking even. Meanwhile, international and E/M stocks were soaring. Anyone following this advice is taking serious risks imho.

  24. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HavenCat says:

    where can UK investors invest now when the Pound is so weak? some UK stocks?

  25. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars HavenCat says:

    i dont think is healthy to invest into just one market. for example US market. In the future they might not be the best performing.

  26. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Hipanderos says:

    All in nasdaq 100.

  27. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars pdpgkeeper says:

    USA! USA!

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