Definitions for "International funds"
Keywords:  outside, mutual, lipper, sixty, invest
International funds invest in stocks of companies based outside the U.S. This is what you want if you are diversifying your portfolio and are looking specifically for overseas exposure. Sixty-five percent of the fund's total assets must invested in companies based outside the U.S. for a fund to qualify, under the Lipper Analytical Services definition.
Invest in stocks of companies located outside the U.S. Degree of investment risk: high.
Fund invests fund assets in securities with primary trading markets outside of the United States.