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Source: NAREIT There are political risks, tax risks, and

From global market to global market, currency-related risks, not to mention

the rules have stayed fairly consistent equally real risks concerning liquidity

so far. and risks concerning transparency.

In addition, Argentina, Cambodia, U.S. News had this to say about it “way

China, Ghana, Indonesia, Malta, back” in 2016:

Nigeria, Poland, Portugal, Sweden,

and Tanzania are considering “Executing trades on foreign

implementing them as well. So there’s exchanges can be daunting, though

not only a large swath of the world some foreign issues are traded in the

that’s already REIT-friendly… but U.S. Most experts say ordinary U.S.

there’s still plenty of room to grow investors should rely on mutual funds

from there. and exchange-traded funds."

At this point in the discussion, it’s only

fair to note how nervous the topic of

foreign investments can make people,

particularly those in the U.S. That’s

understandable and even reasonable

to a degree considering how each

country has its own reporting rules,

reporting language, and presentation

styles for that reporting.

International investments can also

pose a whole slew of risks on top of

the “normal” hazards associated with

investing.

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