Are Global Index Funds too exposed to the US tech sector? Would it be better to just be invested in those companies and get much higher returns? What happens if everyone was a global index investor? Recently Damo did a video on his channel in response to an increase in articles raising concerns about Global Index Funds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz0Ecl_QnXk). He talks T through those concerns and answers your biggest questions.
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Chapters:
00:00-00:45 - Intro 00:45-03:44 - What are the concerns? 03:44-06:59- Is it really lower risk than investing in just US tech? 06:59-08:51 - Is it better to exclude the Magnificent 7? 08:51-14:48 - S&P 500 or Global Index Fund? 14:48-15:44 - Hostinger ad 15:44-21:06 - Does an equal-weighted beat a market cap ETF? 21:06-24:55 - How often do indexes rebalance? 24:55-28:59 - What happens if the global economy slows down? 28:59-34:53 - What would happen if everyone was a passive investor? 34:53-35:43 - Outro
