Investing in US stocks from Asia
From Korean "Seohak ants" to Israeli tech dual-listings, US markets are many Asian investors' second home market.
Why it's attractive
Home-market concentration risk, a "Korea discount" on domestic chaebol valuations, and simple access to the world's largest technology companies have pushed retail investors across Korea, Taiwan, India, and the Gulf into direct US brokerage accounts.
How to get access
International brokerage platforms (see resources) now offer fractional US shares with local-currency funding; some banks also offer feeder funds into US index products for investors who prefer not to hold a foreign brokerage account directly.
What to watch out for
Currency risk cuts both ways — a weakening home currency flatters US-dollar returns, but a strengthening one erodes them — and cross-border tax treatment of US dividends and estates varies significantly by country.
Where this shows up most
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