Investing term

What is Developed markets (DM)?

The world's mature, high-income economies outside the US — Western Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, the UK.

Developed markets (DM) are the world's mature, high-income economies with deep, well-regulated stock markets — Western Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, the UK. They tend to be steadier and more liquid than emerging markets, and a globally diversified portfolio usually holds a large developed-markets slice alongside the US.

For example

A "developed markets ex-US" fund spreads your money across Japanese, German, British, and other rich-economy companies in one purchase.

Developed markets (DM) is taught hands-on in Stage 19 — Beyond Stocks.

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