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To: Scott H. Davis who wrote (1561)	4/2/1999 5:34:00 AM
From: HeyRainier	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1720

[ Webs Indexes ] Protect your portfolio by diversifying your stock holdings into international indexes. Lower correlations with the U.S. market by mathematical definition show that overall portfolio volatility will be dampened. It may be useful if the narrow U.S. market loses steam. Historically, international equities have provided average returns greater than that of the US equities market. True, they have been ugly for the past few years, but in weakness often lies opportunity. Here's the list I follow: EWC WEBS CANADA BENCHMARK SHS WEBS EWD WEBS SWEDEN INDEX FD INC EWG WEBS GERMENY BENCHMK SHS WEBS EWH WEBS HONG KONG BENCHMK SHS WEB EWI WEBS ITALY BENCHMK SHS WEBS EWJ WEBS JAPAN BENCHMARK SHS WEBS EWK WEBS BELGIUM BENCHMK SHS EWL WEBS SWITZERLAND BNCHM SH WEBS EWM WEBS MALAYSIA BENCHMK SHS WEBS EWN WEBS NETHERLANDS BNCHM SH WEBS EWO WEBS AUSTRIA BENCHMK SHS WEBS EWP WEBS SPAIN BENCHMARK SHS EWQ WEBS FRANCE BENCHMARK SHS WEBS EWS WEBS SINGAPORE BENCHMK SH WEBS EWU WEBS UK BENCHMARK SHS WEBS EWW WEBS MEXICO BENCHMARK SHS WEBS Just make sure to do a proper Technical assessment of the issue/sector before investing, for it will be very difficult for others to get any detailed economic assessment of both individual stocks in the region as well as the region itself. Just as index funds here in the US have tended to outperform the average stock fund, so too do the rules appear to apply abroad. RT