Putting stock in foreign markets

摘要

Wanted: better ways to invest abroad. Proposed solution: in-dividual country stocks traded on U.S. stock exchanges. Conclusion: real appeal—for stalwart investors eager to try their hand at foreign markets, as many experts have recently counseled. Hoping to attract some of the billions being poured into international and global mutual funds, novel products from rival financial institutions are being launched this month. CountryBaskets and WEBS (World Equity Benchmark Shares) both of- fer stocks that represent holdings in individual countries—nine in CountryBaskets, 17 in WEBS.