Patrick McManus is a junior at George Mason University pursuing a BS in finance. He is interested in retirement planning and efficient market hypothesis (EMH) research. He plans to continue his education and training towards becoming a CFP after graduation.
How would an index constructed at the US country level that weights holdings by each sector's underlying GDP compare to the S&P 500 in terms of risk and performance?
Ever-greater access to world equity markets should have made it easier for investors to build and harvest the benefits of diversified global stock portfolios. But has it really?