A guide to investing offshore

A guide to investing offshore. The rules to investing are pretty straight forward, buy low and sell high. However, the Australian market appears expensive and presents investors with limited opportunities. Australia's big banks have soared to become some of the most expensive in the world by nearly every measure, and the International Monetary Fund recently released results indicating Australia may have the world's second-most expensive housing market behind Belgium. This exposes the near 50% financial sector of the Australian market as highly priced. When we turn our attention to resources, as China's economic growth slows it puts pressure on resource stocks. This means that the two largest industries in Australia, which occupy well over 60% of the index, provide futile ground for new investment. This article looks at considerations around why, when, where and how to invest offshore: (VIEW LINK)