Investing abroad

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13. Investing in European companies

It is much harder work getting information on European companies than American ones. However, things are improving rapidly as stock exchanges merge and brokers scramble to offer new and broader services. At present, these are some of the better starting points for research:

Unfortunately, at the time of writing not all sites offer an English language version.

You usually have to open an account in the relevant country before you can trade.

1. Why invest abroad? 2. Risk and reward in foreign investment 3. Custody risk 4. Currency risk 5. UK companies are foreigners too 6. Foreign unit and investment trusts 7. Picking foreign trusts 8. How to make the most of trusts 9. Tracker funds for foreign markets 10. Foreign companies on the London exchange 11. American Depository Receipts 12. Investing in American companies 13. Investing in European companies 14. Investing in Asian companies 15. Investing in other markets 16. Dividends and withholding taxes 17. Markets go global 18. Conclusion

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