### Comment:
If the us recession happens you’d can bet your ass international stocks are plummeting. Look at what happened in 2008. The financial crisis was global. Any big market moves are these days.

### REPLY:
Sure, they'll go down, as the US economy guides the world. But in an '08 type situation which will go down more? The S&amp;P500 or a diversified portfolio of international assets? I'd say having some international assets in your portfolio would greatly reduced the negative impact a US based recession would have on your portfolio.

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