The insights you need to know trading US shares, and how this compares to trading Asian shares, especially and including China ‘Home country bias’ is a big deterrent to investing in international shares. Many first-time traders prefer to keep their focus on their country of origin, even though studies show that diversifying your portfolio to …
What is a ‘home country bias’ and which countries are the biggest culprits? Why? It’s human nature to fear the unfamiliar and stick to what we know. It’s probably an evolutionary reflex, and sometimes, it literally saves our lives. Other times, it can lead to harmful, potentially toxic behaviour by way of ‘othering’. In investment, …