WPS - VNQI Provides Comfort In An Uncertain World
Chances are most investors reading Seeking Alpha are overweight the US in terms of both stocks and real estate. This has worked out well in recent decades. However, a longer view of history shows this exposes individuals to extreme downside risks, especially in terms of geopolitical turmoil. International real estate offers two main benefits in addition to steady income: geographic diversification and currency diversification. The Vanguard Global Ex-US Real Estate ETF (VNQI) lets you to allocate into international real estate at a much lower cost than alternative funds.
Geographic Diversification
The benefits of geographic diversification