Is It Time To Dump International Stocks? (SB1647)
The Stacking Benjamins Show
Joe Saul-Sehy and Josh ‘OG’ Bannerman, CFP
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Is it time to break up with international stocks? They’ve been underperforming U.S. markets for years, so should we finally call it quits, or is there still hope for a global comeback? On today’s episode, Joe, OG, Paula Pant, and Jesse Cramer dig into the great international investing debate.
- Are international funds a lost cause? The panel unpacks why they’ve lagged U.S. stocks and whether diversification still makes sense.
- Beyond stocks: Exploring other asset classes—private equity, real estate, commodities, and collectibles (because who doesn’t want to invest in Beanie Babies and vintage lunchboxes?).
- The $3 coin mystery: Yep, that was a thing. And yes, it’s as weird as it sounds.
- Election results and wooden nickels: The intersection of money, history, and questionable currency choices.
- Weekend plans and podcast highlights: Because investing is important, but so is having fun.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a Stacking Benjamins episode without some friendly debate, expert insights, and the occasional off-the-wall tangent. Tune in for a laid-back but insightful conversation on making smart investment decisions!
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| 0:00.0 | My God, Dukes are going to corner the entire frozen orange juice market. |
| 0:09.3 | Live from the basement of the YouTube headquarters, Doug, and let's talk investing. |
| 0:28.8 | International funds have trailed U.S. returns now for years. |
| 0:32.6 | So can we finally toss that dumpster fire in the trash? |
| 0:36.1 | We'll ask our roundtable of top minds. |
| 0:39.7 | Top minds, I say. And of course, what do we do when we get these three around a set of mics? |
| 0:46.2 | We ask them trivia questions to see who's going to win our year-long trivia competition. |
| 0:52.4 | And now, here's a guy who thinks the only thing more volatile than the stock market is our |
| 0:57.5 | contributors' trivia answers. |
| 1:00.0 | It's Joe Osalciai. |
| 1:02.0 | Hey there, Stackers, and happy Friday to you. |
| 1:06.0 | And they are, Doug. |
| 1:07.0 | They're all over the place. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm super excited that we're here today. Speaking of all over the place, we're going to talk about investing today. We even just hit the investing button straight on in a little while. So this is going to be a lot of fun. And let's say hello to the funsters themselves, starting with a guy across the card table from me. The funster OG is here. How are you, man? Oh, I'm just |
| 1:27.9 | living the dream. One cup of coffee at a time. A cup of coffee at 8 o'clock at night is difficult. |
| 1:34.3 | Also, a scotch. They cancel each other out. That's perfect. And the woman- |
| 1:41.4 | It's like yin and yang. It's just math. It's science. It's totally science. Yes. And the woman... It's just math. It's science. |
| 1:45.0 | It's totally science. |
| 1:46.8 | Yes. |
| 1:47.6 | And the woman who's fighting it out every day in Manhattan from the afforded anything |
| 1:52.0 | podcast, Paul Apprent, joins us. |
| 1:53.9 | How are you? |
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