Many years ago, i used to have an Ameritrade account trading options but over time, i realized that US timing is really not conducive for trading and i am worn out doing short term options trading. In addition, one reason for shunning overseas stocks is that i didn't want to bear the forex exposure due to the strengthening SGD.

However, the idea of investing in global stocks becomes more appealing to me in recent times as i take a longer term approach. This has also been made easier with a global trading platform such as Saxo Markets. 

What prompted me to "think" about investing globally recently is the "fall" of Apple. The rise ...