{"id":63380,"date":"2014-11-09T17:18:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T22:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=63380"},"modified":"2014-11-09T17:18:12","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T22:18:12","slug":"your-passport-to-profits-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2014\/11\/your-passport-to-profits-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Your \u2018Passport\u2019 to Profits Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"
November 9, 2014<\/div>
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By MoneyMorning.com.au<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

The US stock market<\/strong><\/a> is back on track. The benchmark S&P 500 Index is once again hitting record highs after jumping 8.6% in the past three weeks. <\/p>\n

You may be wondering how you can make money from US stocks. <\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, one of my colleagues asked me exactly that question \u2014 ‘How can I bet on it? I don’t have an international trading account.<\/em>’ <\/p>\n

My colleague wanted to know the easiest and cheapest way to take a punt on the US market taking off. He’s young and is willing to take risks. He had some extra cash and he wanted to gamble.<\/p>\n

Well, the easiest and quickest way to invest in the US market is to buy Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the ASX<\/a>. <\/p>

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Members of the Albert Park Investors Guild<\/em> are well and truly familiar with ETFs. The Guild<\/em> has a portfolio entirely made up of ASX listed ETFs and Listed Investment Companies. <\/p>\n

ETFs are products that combine the features of managed funds with that of regular shares. They typically aim to mimic the performance of a certain market index \u2014 in this case, the S&P 500 Index in the US. <\/p>\n

The ETF buys all the companies that are a part of the index. In the case of the S&P 500, that includes stocks like Apple and Exxon Mobil. <\/p>\n

The ETF then issues units in the fund. These can be bought and sold like regular shares on the stock exchange. The advantage to you is that it gives you access to a broader range of investments<\/a> than would be available otherwise. <\/p>\n

They also help manage your risk. ETFs have lower risk than individual shares because they are diversified. They are also cheaper, more transparent, and easier to buy and sell than traditional (unlisted) managed funds.<\/p>\n

Some of the Australian ETFs that invest in the US market are <\/p>\n