International Diversification via Mutual Funds. All major mutual fund companies now offer a variety of internationally diversified mutual funds. The degree of international composition across funds, however, differs significantly. Use the websites listed, and others of interest, to do the following:

a Distinguish between international funds, global funds, worldwide funds, and overseas funds b Determine how international funds have been performing, in U.S. dollar terms, relative to mutual funds offering purely domestic portfolios Fidelity www.fidelity.com T. Rowe Price www.troweprice.com Merrill Lynch www.ml.com Kemper www.kempercorporation.com