Assignment
All major mutual fund companies now offer a variety of internationally diversified mutual funds. The degree of international composition across funds, however, differs significantly.
Use the Web sites listed below, and others of interest, to do the following:
Distinguish between international funds, global funds, worldwide funds, and overseas funds
Determine how international funds have been performing, in U.S. dollar terms, relative to mutual funds offering purely domestic portfolios
Fidelity www.fidelity.com
Rowe Price www.troweprice.com
Merrill Lynch www.ml.com
Kemper www.kempercorporation.com
Determine how international funds have been performing, in U.S. dollar terms, relative to mutual funds offering purely domestic portfolios.
