Getting the Lowdown on Global Highfliers

摘要

From a spare bedroom in his San Mateo (Calif.) home, Ben Esposito, a 43-year-old entrepreneur, trolls the Internet to find promising equities around the globe. His 17-stock portfolio includes such far-flung holdings as Portugal's Espirito Santo Financial Group and the New Zealand-based for- est-products company, Fletcher Challenge Forest. "You just have to overcome your fears and understand that there are a lot of great companies out there," says Esposito.