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World Population Percentages, 2017
China and India account for more than 1/3 of the world’s population.
U.S
4.3%
India
17.9%

Rest
of the
World
59.3% China
18.5%

Source: Morningstar, 2019

Over the last several decades, economic, political, and
technological changes have opened borders and spurred

economic development outside the United States. As the global
marketplace has grown, so have investment opportunities

around the world. Consider the fact that the majority of the
world’s population, and the majority of the world’s gross

domestic product and stock market capitalization lies outside
of the United States. This has created an enormous opportunity

for growth by investing in foreign stocks.

Chapter 3: You Must Have Growth In Your Portfolio