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• Archive: How Jeff D. Opdyke became a successful international investor is an Everyman tale that began thirteen years ago when he discarded conventional wisdom.
• At the time, Wall Street’s pros insisted that average investors buy domestic mutual funds that invest overseas.
• But Jeff ignored their tepid advice.
• Instead, he opted for the intrepid, opening bank and brokerage accounts from New Zealand to Hong Kong in order to buy the local stocks he wanted to own, not those that some fund manager deemed worthy.Jeff did so with great insight: People are people no matter whether home is in Madrid, Memphis, or Mumbai.
• They drink beer and buy homes and the furnishings and appliances to put in them.