VT and EFA are popular ETF's, but they have done poorly.

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VT and EFA are popular ETF's, but they have done poorly.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Investing your hard-earned money in international stocks sounds so chic, smart, and even sexy.</p> <p>Many investors on this board are always telling everyone who will listen to put most of of your money in either VT or EFA. So I researched these investments in comparison to VTI (Total Stock Market) and QQQ (Nasdaq 100)</p> <p>Going back 5 years. $10,000 Invested:</p> <p>VTI: $23,271 </p> <p>QQQ: $33,780 </p> <p>VT: $19,627 </p> <p>EFA: $15,615 </p> <p>Going back ten years. $10,000 Invested</p> <p>VTI: $49,538 </p> <p>QQQ: $81,239 </p> <p>VT: $33,606 </p> <p>EFA: $22,542 </p> <p><a href="https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio#analysisResults">https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio#analysisResults</a></p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BunChargum"> /u/BunChargum </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/qpbcid/vt_and_efa_are_popular_etfs_but_they_have_done/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/comments/qpbcid/vt_and_efa_are_popular_etfs_but_they_have_done/">[comments]</a></span>Kind Regards R