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Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares
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VEA or VXUS. Otherwise you are too late.
VEA been killing it for the last year. I’m in deep.
VOO has been sideways, as two of its biggest members have either tanked (MSFT) or trades sideways since August (NVDA) I’d do VXUS or VEA instead.
It looks bad if you’re only benchamrking against the s&p500 but its also pretty fucking stupid to only have the s&p500 in your portfolio. Just look at last year and this year with the s&p500 vs and international index like VEA. Plenty of other time frames as well like 2000-2010.
It’s a poor decision if OP wanted the best return at a great price per the provided reasoning (better talent and better valuation). OP didn’t state they want to be diversified globally… OP said they wanted to own companies with the best talent and went on to say the US doesn’t. Then further implied international has better talent and better value. Why would you place more than half your bets on “worse” choice (ie US per OP reasoning). VXUS, VEU, VEA all great international choices that are diversified too. The “great choice” would have been to go 70% VXUS and 30% VT. Everyone is ragging on OP bc the action (ie picking VT) isn’t consistent with the emotional claim, just shows how clueless OP and apparently you are 🤷♂️
You want VEA or VSGX if you want to escape American companies.
That’s funny because I had a bunch of long calls on VEA. It pulled back a little today tho. I think the only safe play right now is XLU and/or utility stocks. They’re not affected by tariffs, and pay a dividend.
For international I’m in VYMI and VEA. The value etfs are mostly SCHD, but I’ve been contemplating switching to something less dividend focused. I bought into a gold indexed etf (FGLD) around October too. That and the international have done most of the heavy lifting. The value is just sorta dampening the losses.
should have at least put some into a Gold ETF and you are crazy if you haven't been investing internationally IMO. Go look at the performane of VEA, VYMI or FBLR (Brazil!) over the past year or so.
Any good ETF. Vanguard has VEA for example. PE is 17, dividend yield is 2.9%, and highest allocation is 1.86% for ASML. And it’s across dozens of countries. Compare that to VOO which has a PE of 27.5, dividend yield of 1.1%, and highest allocation is 7.83% for Nvidia. And that’s one country.
Yep, this guy is an idiot, and probably a PDF’r. How do we play this? Emerging market ETFs? I took some longs on VEA. Weekly chart looked good and it was cheap. Any others I can start looking into?
VEA (developed economies) & VWO (developing) are another option if you want more control. Each offers very low expense ratio and great diversification.
Honestly, I've more moved an added chunk of my 401 toward international funds and have suggested it to others is just to get away from how tech-heavy every general market U.S. fund is at this point. But yeah, similarly I had a chunk in international for a decade that was seeing single digit YoY growth for the most part until the last year. People should not assume another like 30%+ year and instead should look at it as a diversification and defensive play. Also I prefer something like VEA (slight variation of this is the one in my 401) or just the simple VXUS as I want exposure to Asian and Latin American markets right now.
for anyone not wanting to read this wall of text, it's Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF. Which would've been good advice a year ago. I use VEA for this purpose, it performed like absolute dog shit for years but served me well. Whether it will in the future is anyone's guess
YTD. EWJ is 12% GLD is 15%. All the other internationals like VEA are around 8% +. Last year was awesome. This year should be the same because of dum dum. Sell off all US equity it’s gonna be a dog for a decade.
I killed it last year by focusing on overseas. The one year on SPY is 11.67% and VEA is 33.81%. YTD SPY is at .19% and VEA is at 8.84%.
I think instead of acwi you should buy (( VOO or VONE) and VEA ). It would be less expense ratio and more customizable
VEA up 10% YTD VOO down 0.5% YTD le mao
So you admit that the US market is overvalued by shiller PE and that international is fair valued by shiller PE, yet you won't invest in international because it has been fair valued but don't want to invest more in US since it is overvalued. So do you think prices revert to a mean multiple over earnings or not? Seems contradictory to me. Also, your international return appears to be excluding dividends, VTIAX has 3% dividend which is rather significant. FWIW I prefer VEA over VTIAX.
Yoloed my cash on Friday into going Long VEA and then going short UUP tomorrow. Some shit coming down the pipe this year and it ain't gonna be pretty. With all due regards.
Normal thing to do would be 60%-70% S&P and 30%-40% total international index (such as VXUS). If you specifically dont want to include emerging markets you would want VEA instead, as VXUS is about 25% emerging markets. I don't think you should exclude emerging markets though. They're higher risk which means they should produce a higher returns over long periods, and you're more than young enough to ride out the risk.
Well first of all, if your company matches a percentage of 401K contributions, always contribute that matching percentage at minimum since it’s free money. If you make combined less than $236K combined, you can contribute $7500 each to a personal Roth accounts, so be sure to max that out. $236 - $246k limit is $7000 each Roth, after that it’s not allowed. If you exceed $246K, then better to max the company 401K Roth if applicable. Then again, if you’re making that kind of money then chances are you’re better off with traditional IRA given your higher tax bracket. The advantage of a personal Roth thru a retail investment firm like Fidelity is typically more control than 401K plans. As far as diversifying I recommend a portfolio like this: 45% IVV/VOO (S&P500), 15% AVUV (active managed small cap value), 30% FENI/FNDF/VEA (international developed market), 10% FNDE (emerging market). As you age, you should steadily add & increase BND allocation, to create a glide path that protects the portfolio from drawdowns.
VEA or SCHF if you don’t want EM included. VEU if you want EM included at market weight. Even though performance is virtually identical to VXUS I prefer it because it omits small caps. I don’t trust that small caps in EMs are audited and for shareholders to get their fair share. In fact, I don’t think that’s true for large caps either which is why I largely buy VEA aside from a small bit of EM exposure with some VT. I am a big fan of VTI/VEA and would recommend a 60/40 DCA on automatic investment to anyone
There are certain stocks in the index I don't like. Tesla and Nvidia. I prefer to make my own index and have some exposure to VEA and bum. So my individual stocks are mainly made up of Toyota msft Google Pfizer Pg Adobe and Amazon. Wether I outperform the index don't know. But for the last year at least VEA has been outperforming the sandp. Bought when it was pe of 16 versus might higher for the US.
Others have commented on your tech-heavy investments. You’re also in most specific stocks and not ETFs. There are ideological arguments around that, but generally ETFs are stabler. Another consideration is your investing horizon, are you looking for maximum near-term growth, stable long-term growth, or maximum near-term stability? If you want diversity, consider adding non-US ETFs (Vanguard VEA), less-tech dominant value-companies (Vanguard VTV), diversified US ETFs (VOO or VTI). There are also thematic ETFs (energy, infrastructure, consumer staples, defense). And hedges (commodities, non-US ETF, etc) if you aren’t bullish on US dollar. If you want a hands-off approach, target-date investment funds. An advisor is highly likely to move away from single-stocks (for the most part) and prefer ETFs because of the inherent risk mitigation associated with them. You likely don’t need to pay for an advisor unless (1) you can’t stop yourself from trading and you want to, (2) you want someone actively trading for you, or (3) you’re really trying to maximize near-term returns and willing to have someone be risky. Outside of those conditions, you’re likely better off with low-fee ETFs, index, or target-date funds. Personally, I’m pretty near-ish on the current US market valuations and I’ve done extremely well with gold-ETF (IAU), defense ETF (NATO), and non-US ETF (VEA + Fidelity equivalent) and very so-so with VTI, QQQ, and US-growth stocks. But that’s recency bias and potentially not reliable in 2026 and beyond.
VEA, VEU and a variety of international focused etfs are pushing into 90s on RSI on the 5 yr. sold those positions today
The S&P 500 is market-cap weighted, which means the biggest companies impact the index more. This is part of the consolidation that you noticed. There are funds which are equal weighted of the S&P 500... RSP is an ETF. I think you can find mutual funds as well. Many of the analysts that I have been hearing are suggesting that broadening outside of the US through the current cycle will be beneficial (the S&P500 is pure US). ETFs like VXUS will give international exposure. VEA will give international exposure in developed markets only. They both have way more than 500 companies.
It’s been good. When the market falls, like today, it falls much less than SPY. When the market pumps, it pumps much more than SPY. SnP500 returned like 15% last year, VEA printed 34%.
Yeah, our biggest growing companies have high called for the AI infrastructure buildout. Best of luck investing in VEA or VXUS though. Long term, all will be fine.
In my 5 years of having a Roth Ira, my highest yielding stock was IVV, everyday $2 investment, gained me 3x than the other recommended stocks like VOO, BND, VEA, VONG and so and so.
What do we think about VEA calls for 2/20?
If you absolutely want to convert to another currency, consider Swiss Francs. It's generally a good strategy to have some money in another currency, but don't go overboard and convert that much Like someone else mentioned, all currencies are fiat, which means that they'll always lose value Take a look at VXUS or VEA, which are denominated in foreign currency. That way you'll own businesses, as opposed to having half your money sitting around Not financial advice, however. Always do for own research
Add to it the (not so) low-key devaluing of the dollar. Best bet might be to just keep investing in VT, VOO, or VTI. I've added quite a bit of VXUS and VEA (to overweight developed markets) in order to bump my international exposure to around 40%.
oh the irony. VOO (or US stocks) has run up so much in prices that its PE is still 1.5 times higher than VEA.
VXUS is roughly 25% emerging markets and 75% developed markets. If you want to try a different mix, you can instead invest in VWO (emerging markets, which includes China) or VEA (developed markets). I personally do these 50-50 because I'm making the bet that a lot of those emerging markets (India, Brazil, a bunch of SE Asian countries with manufacturing) have a ton more room to grow in the next few decades). If you *don't* want China, Vanguard also just launched VEXC (emerging ex-China), though it's clear a good portion of VWO's growth is China.
VEA / VEU woop woop
I just put money in VEA which is emerging markets. I’m trying to diversify out of the United States to a certain degree.
VEA (international developed markets) has 2X the gains of SPY over the last year because dollar is crashing.
VEA (international developed markets) has 2X the gains of SPY over the last year because dollar is crashing.
VXUS is big, and iShares offers their IXUS with less small cap. Also VEU is similar to VSUX and IXUS but with even less small cap (nothing against small cap, but for strict mkt share portfolios, it really does not really affect anything). There’s other choices like iShares ACWX that covers non U.S. large to mid cap but the fees are a bit higher. Another idea is dividing non-US into “developed” and “emerging” like iShares IDIV and IEMG respectively, or Vanguard’s VEA and VWO. Should keep with a MSCI or FTSE index. Mine are 4:1 SGDW at 0.03 er with SCHE at 0.05 er (SPDR and Schwab), .. though I do this to just get cheap non-US large-to-mid caps (no geopolitics, though I like having Korea as a smaller % of DW, FTSE’s developed category, instead of MSCI’s emerging mkt category). Why? I’d rather have expenses working on tracking large to mid cap instead of small caps which won’t really move the needle, but I digress.
that's because I happened to chose VEA not the other one (which is doing a very slight bit better to now though that could change.) You're triggered and picking nits because you don't like my strategy of dealing with the present times. I'm near retirement and doing great so far with my investment, not claiming to be an expert. Such people who invest post here, shocking news to you I'm sre. Settle down, triggered seether.
How is that terrible advice? Go look at VOO vs. VEA for the last year with the Orange Clown in office and get back to us. Sure, switch back after he's gone if he's not replaced but if another of his ilk in there BUY UNAMERICAN for the win.
No, use VEA or VSUS and so leave USA crap out of your ETF portfolio.
I just wanted to add that VXUS has about 26% exposure to emerging markets with a very low expense ratio. Similarly VEA is another fund offered by Vanguard that is composed of developed markets and a slightly lower expense ratio than VXUS while also having a slightly better performance history. Depending upon your perspective of emerging vs developing markets one or the other could be a little bit better fit.
Depends on why you're diversifying. If it's for true diversification, keep in mind that most developed ex-US markets are highly correlated with the S&P 500. Something like VXUS or VEA will give you international exposure but don't expect it to save you in a downturn. If you actually want uncorrelated returns you'd need emerging market exposure.
Thanks for the brutal honesty - I actually spent some time researching the 'Kelly Criterion' and 'Fat Tail' risks after reading your comment. Learned something new today, so I appreciate that. You raised some very valid points that I need to sit with, particularly regarding the "zero long-term real return" of commodities and the specific risks in Emerging Markets. I’m not going to tear down the portfolio overnight, but your input definitely highlights the need to strengthen the "safe core" (VOO/VEA) moving forward to dilute that idiosyncratic risk. Just to add some context: this portfolio is specifically my aggressive growth" bet. I do have a separate, lower-risk bucket (Time Deposits, Gold, etc.) that isn't pictured here, which is why I expect some level of volatility now and then. That said, I see your point about "weak signals" in Futurism. I do believe that powerful narratives drive markets, so I’m willing to stick with that thesis for a while, but I’ll definitely be more tactical about rebalancing the commodities rather than treating them as "forever holds". Definitely gave me a lot to think about for my next moves!
I'm over 60, deciding to retire or not, and my retirement/pension accounts let me move between types of funds. For decades I was in large cap USA stocks (besides another part I couldn't change) and that worked wonderfully. Now I've move most money into large cap EX-USA funds and that is working great. For my personal stocks I'm now mostly in companies outside USA and also the VEA ex-USA ETF. 15 percent in GLD and SLVR a few months ago and even that was ahead for me at bottom of dip last week. After the current Orange Pants Pooper era is over I'll move back to USA centric and out of the paper metal stuff.
I like VEA better. fuck china.
Timeline and goals advice: ==================== 40 USA Employed. Unmarried. $280,000 Goal is to cut way back on work. In 5 years go part time. Risk tolerance quite high. Mortgage $1300. Car paid off. No student loans. Investments: VUG 98k VEA 96k VWO 35k VTV 90k Individual Stocks 90k Mostly Tech and compounders like ORLY MCK MSFT LLY and Google. ============== The problem is I can’t get a clear answer on how much I’ll need to live off, and how much I can cut back my hours. What my time table actually is. I both love and hate my job. The stock market is incredibly volatile, and with the dollar amount I have it swings by the thousands most days. But overall it seems to seesaw. It was crazy during Covid, and of course with Trump. I missed the first half of bull market paying off loans. Kicking myself and frustrated. Feel stick.
VEA / VEU / PICK a bunch of country etfs too, look on the ishares website for tickers like EWW, EWZ, ILF, etc etc
I use AVNM as a proxy for VXUS. It seems to outperform, don’t ask me why. Also have IDMO, DFIV and VEA for ex-US exposure. If you want a large cap ETF more like VOO rather than VTI, but outside U.S., check out AVIV. That’s one of the funds that goes into the broader basket for AVNM.
my VEA doing awesome but I see your VXUS slightly beats it at the moment.
I understand where your question coming from. Nope, not really. Because: USD lost 10-15-30% during last 2-3 years. Even RUB (Russian) appreciated to USD by 20% The debt is not really sustainable and current politics do not entice other nations to keep USD And the fact that VEA went up 30% is actually negative is my opinion, I might be late to the party. The best is to invest is when the fund looses double digits aka buying cheap.
Nobody can tell you what international funds to pick in your 401k without knowing what options are available to you to choose from. As far as the IRA goes, you could just go with VEA there too, or pick VXUS because it is commonly recommended here.
All because VEA beat VOO for a year?
I think this is the right answer. Precious metals could keep climbing, but they are not necessarily a safe hedge at the moment due to recent volatility. I think developed and emerging international markets might be the play for the safe, slow, and steady investor. Just some food for thought, (VEA) an index holding only developed foreign markets and excludes the US, printed 34% last year, where as SPY printed about 15%. If the dollar continues to decline, this will be the right place to be. (VXUS) is also a great foreign market index, but also includes emerging markets like China and Taiwan, whereas (VEA) does not. Best of luck to you all.
I don't think you can buy mutual funds at Robinhood, only ETFs. If you transfer your account to Fidelity, you can buy Vanguard mutual funds, but only with a hefty service fee. So if you really want Vanguard mutual funds, you'll have to transfer your Roth IRA to Vanguard. However, you can buy Vanguard ETFs (like VOO, VTI, VXUS, VEA, etc.) at either Robinhood or Fidelity with no fees. None of what you are thinking about doing would involve taxes. Personally I would choose Fidelity over Robinhood. 3% match is no joke, but Robinhood has a history of shady practices and heavily advertises and attempts to lure people into gambling and risky trading. I don't want to support that. The best investing is boring investing. Fidelity or Vanguard would be perfect for that. If you go to Fidelity, set up a main Fidelity log in, then open a Roth IRA, and get started on the Fidelity side to transfer your account. The Fidelity transfer team will handle it and you won't have to deal with your old firm or advisor at all. Make sure you download a current balance statement showing all of your funds and the amount invested at each in your current Roth IRA before starting the transfer. Good luck!
>Nearly all U.S. industry sectors have outpaced EAFE in earnings growth and valuation expansion since the GFC The valuation expansion is what's worrying (and the article itself seems to point to Chase saying they expect that the US's multiple will contract going forward). >Several factors are driving that difference, including U.S. technological innovation, more efficient operations and shareholder-friendly government policies, such as corporate tax cuts. Some of these may be sustainable, but others may have been one time boosts we may not see repeated. Was this article the source for your claim on: >VEA and VWO are at the highest CAPE since the DotCom bubble like the US If so, I missed it. I do find it nice how this article does go on to point to some weaknesses with the US and supports an international position of 25-30% (though they seem to only be looking at developed, no emerging).
https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/eur/en/insights/markets-and-investing/ideas-and-insights/are-you-ready-to-embrace-the-potential-of-global-equities > Focusing on the S&P 500’s outperformance during that period (June 30, 2008–December 31, 2024), we note three specific tailwinds: > Earnings growth: The S&P 500 grew earnings 4x faster than MSCI EAFE, delivering annualized earnings growth of 6.3% versus 1.6%. And it's not even sector dependant: > Nearly all U.S. industry sectors have outpaced EAFE in earnings growth and valuation expansion since the GFC The developed world has massively trailed the US the last 2 decades, specially Japan which still is by far the biggest market in VXUS, and even higher in VEA. Their big dependence in the financial sector, which still is the biggest sector in these ETFs has been a disaster for the developed world performance as they never really recovered from 08. The European Market has to thank god for ASML, and that's like half their meager 8% tech sector.
>The answer is that the US has showned that it is the only developed market with consistent earnings growth for the last 2 decades Can you please provide a citation? >Both ETFs just now getting to their 2007 level prices. Price returns don't tell the whole picture, as total returns takes dividends into account, and those tend to be higher outside the US than inside. >Valuations are terrible around the world, VEA and VWO are at the highest CAPE since the DotCom bubble like the US Can I please get the citation for this as well? I'm seeing VXUS with a current P/E of 17.1x (https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/vxus#price) while the CAPE seems to have been above 20 (on page 6 of that AQR link) during the dotcom bust and it had gone over 25 just before the financial crisis (which was after dotcom).
I have VEA, IEFA, SFNNX, EEM,VWO, LXEMX, HAINX, and PIVYX in various accounts. 🤣. Bought at various times in a few different accounts. I like IEMG/VEA. Part of me thinks active managed funds could be able to beat the indexes in international and small cap markets for a while though. There are a lot of sleepy companies.
> The last decade+ of US out performance was mostly just the US getting more expensive, not US companies being much better than foreign companies: https://www.aqr.com/Insights/Perspectives/The-Long-Run-Is-Lying-to-You (click through to the full version) This is disingenuous. The answer is that the US has showned that it is the only developed market with consistent earnings growth for the last 2 decades. The valuations premium comes from Europe, Japan, etc. being adverse to growth for a ton of factors. Valuations are terrible around the world, VEA and VWO are at the highest CAPE since the DotCom bubble like the US. Both ETFs just now getting to their 2007 level prices.
I use VEA and IEMG. This gives me SK without the addition of Canada as they are so intertwined with the US.
Good idea IMO. Schwab Fundamental International Equity Fund SFNNX is an active fund that’s well managed and has outpaced the developed mkt index ETFs. But ETFs are usually my rec. IEFA or VEA are two developed mkt ETF’s with the main difference being IEFA includes South Korea and Canada, VEA doesn’t. EEM and VWO are emerging market ETFs. You do get China at 25-30% of these which hurt them until mid ‘24, but strong since. There are also active emerging market funds like LZEMX and there’s a good case for active in these markets. International markets have been outperforming the US recently but still avg ~35% lower on forward PE so there’s room to continue, and strong cash flows into these ETFs continue into 2026. They have good yields as well - around 3% for the developed mkt funds. Finally - the weakening dollar and the “sell America” trade help near term performance. Diversification away from the Mag 7 and US only portfolios is just good risk management.
Good idea IMO. Schwab Fundamental International Equity Fund SFNNX is an active fund that’s well managed and has outpaced the developed mkt index ETFs. But ETFs are usually my rec. IEFA or VEA are two developed mkt ETF’s with the main difference being IEFA includes South Korea and Canada, VEA doesn’t. EEM and VWO are emerging market ETFs. You do get China at 25-30% of these which hurt them until mid ‘24, but strong since. There are also active emerging market funds like LZEMX and there’s a good case for active in these markets. International markets have been outperforming the US recently but still avg ~35% lower on forward PE so there’s room to continue, and strong cash flows into these ETFs continue into 2026. They have good yields as well - around 3% for the developed mkt funds. Finally - the weakening dollar and the “sell America” trade help near term performance. Diversification away from the Mag 7 and US only portfolios is just good risk management.
Just zoom out on your charts a bit. US stocks are volatile, and the most involved in the AI build up. That’s pricy. Meanwhile, your 8th largest holding in VXUS is a candy company that DOWN 12% since April. VOO 8th largest is META, up 55% in sane period. ================================== There’s less loss at times, but also less potential IMHO. Europe’s regulations are stifling. They’ve said so themselves. China is corrupt and shady as fuck. A good mix is something like 70% VOO/QQQM and 30% in VXUS or VEA/VEXC/VWO
VEA is the Vanguard ETF for Ex-US Developed economies.
int'l stocks $VEU, $VEA, are booming
My favorite international ETFs as follows, obviously don’t use them all in one account. All of these are developed market except FNDE. I like FNDF because they weight companies by real economic fundamentals — sales, cash flow, dividends, buybacks — instead of just market‑cap momentum. FNDE is the emerging market version. FIVA is a multi‑factor international large‑cap ETF that blends value, quality, momentum, and low‑volatility signals. It has nice dividends too. FENI is a broad, market‑cap‑weighted international index fund — it holds both value and growth, with a little computer-aided analysis. Competitor of VEA but slight outperforms it.
Developed ex-US markets is where it's at. VEA ftw
VTI = **V**anguard **T**otal Market **I**ndex VEA = **V**anguard **EA**FE Index
I sold my last US holdings yesterday and put it into VEA (developed world ex USA). Got out just in time 😮
EUAD if etf is your style. RYCEY and RNMBY if you want individual stocks. VEA is outperforming VXUS… it also excludes china which I personally like
VXUS is a mix of all foreign stocks VEA is developed markets (Europe, Canada, Japan) VWO is emerging markets like India Taiwan and South America VEXC is a foreign market ETF that specifically owns China. Some people do this for ethical reasons since China enslaves people. Others because of how China can just take over and ruin a company. All are cheap, all Vanguard
VEA VWO VUG Are my big 3
Europe has some great companies. But they aren’t always great at growing. Zoom out a bit. The regulations are stifling. It’s a service economy. And if you are a high earner, dividends can be a tax drag. But I have a very good amount in VEA. It’s treated me well.
Debasement narrative makes it hard to trust puts Buy calls on EEM, IEFA, ILF, VEA etc etc
I just started stock picking. It’s fun and can be quite profitable. If you do some research. But most of it should be in broad market indexes. SPYM, VOO, QQQM, or I also like a “Growth ETF” SCHG, which is cheap. VT, VXUS, VEA, VWO are also popular for international. You are young, so bonds don’t make as much sense. Getting exposure to gold or silver will likely do good this year and next. Frankly, as long as Trump is president.
The developed countries are making deals among themselves. They are doing just fine. The VEA EFT was up 30% last year.
There is VEA which is international large cap. That being said, it's still 3800 stocks (at least is lower than the 8k you talked about)
Simple answer is VXUS or combination of VEA and VWO
Sell some shares to free up cash that’s what I’m doing I’m unemployed right now. I have some VEA shares that are up slightly that I wouldn’t mind selling to free up cash and make some plays
I like VEA for more EU tilt
Diversify into non-US markets. VEA, for example.
Past performance is not an indicator of future results. That said, I got…. 28% now in VEA.
Don't forget ex-US ETFs like VXUS, VEA, VWO.
Main thing: you don’t need to swing for the fences; your main risk now is doing something dumb, not missing a few extra percent of return. Right now you’re super concentrated: $2M in acquirer stock + $1M in properties + big equity exposure in ETFs and the managed portfolio. As soon as you’re allowed, I’d set a rule-based plan to slowly sell down the acquirer stock over 2–5 years and dump the proceeds into boring global index funds (your VOO/VEA/VWO mix is fine) and maybe a bit more high-quality bonds. I’d also define a target allocation on paper (e.g., 60/35/5 stocks/bonds/cash or similar) and rebalance once or twice a year so emotions don’t drive moves. Make sure all property is cash-flow positive after all costs; if any is just a speculative bet, consider selling and rolling into ETFs. For your next startup or angel stuff, use a tiny slice (like 5–10%) and track cap tables properly with something like Carta, Pulley, or Cake Equity so you don’t accidentally overexpose yourself again. Main point: you’ve already won; focus on diversification, rules, and not blowing it up.
I have a combination of a few ETFs. FEZ, VEA, DXJ, and VNAM
I think emerging markets out perform everyone this year. I am primarily investing in IEMG and supplementing with FLLA, DRGN, and INDA to increase exposure in certain geography and sectors. I will be increasing my holding in IEMG and VEA (international developed) over the next 3 months. This will put my international holding at about 45%. I have sold all US with the exception of utilities (FUTY), low volatility (USMV), and a few individual healthcare stocks. My plan is to re-enter the s&p 500 in the later half of 2026.
Yes. I bought AFK because the US traded with Africa the least, therefore they would be least affected by tariffs. But long term, the main thing holding Africa back has been access to quality free education. With wireless internet spreading like crazy, millions of Africans are suddenly going to get access to all the world's knowledge all at once. How often do you use YouTube to figure what's wrong with your car, when to plant seed, how to build a computer tower, help with your math homework, etc. I expect Africa in terms of growth to out pace everywhere else over the next 30 years. I have VT at 40%, VEA at 20%, VWO at 20%, AFK at 5%, bonds 5%, individual stock 10%
>is the common advice still to just blindly pile into the S&P 500? it depends on who you ask. Rob Arnott is a big name in the investing world, and 2 years ago he was recommending international value stocks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzZuwe0IPEE for 2025, Arnott's FNDE was up 25%; VEA was up 42%; IVLU was up 46%; FIVLX and AVDV were up 45%; DODFX was up 38%; and TRTIX was up 44% ... to pick a few international value funds. >than it has for the decades of American stock market over performance decades? an international developed markets index outperformed the S&P 500 every year from 2002 to 2007, 1983 to 1989, and occasional other years here and there. https://www.blackrock.com/us/financial-professionals/literature/investor-education/why-bother-with-international-stocks.pdf and outperformed almost 50% of rolling 10-year periods back to 1970. https://www.tweedyfunds.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Dichotomy-Btwn-US-and-Non-US-Sept2025-Fund.pdf >Personally I think it's incredibly risky to not have a significant international portion of anyone's portfolio at this point. I have rebalanced to ~60/40 International/US in my equities given what I'm seeing happening in my country as an American. it would have been best to rebalace a few years ago when international was beaten down and unloved. but better late than never, assuming you're willing to ride it out the next time international slumps. virtually all professional investors recommend global diversification. it's mostly younger people on reddit who say the magic S&P 500 is the only thing you ever need in the portfolio.
VEA, EEM both +33% in 2025 while SP500 +17% Periods of sustained weakening dollar has resulted in outsized gains to international stocks relative to US equities. Look at 2002-2007
My Fiduciary suggested VOO and VEA at 70/30%; little overlap
I do VTI, VOO, VWO and VEA. Majority being VTI.
Generally investing in passive broadly diversified funds like VOO and VTI make sense. As pointed out elsewhere, they overlap so pick one. The issue now is becoming that a few large tech consituents are an extremely high percentage of the index. It is worth temporarily considering an allocation to RSP, equal weighted S&P 500. I am also a big believer in global diversification, so consider adding an international developed (VE or IDEV) and an emerging ETF (EEM or VEA).
Well my portfolio is VTI, VEA, and SOFI so I guess 100%.