Your job is in one country. So is your home, your pension, your currency - and, most likely, nearly every dollar you've invested. That isn't safety. It's the most concentrated bet of your financial life, and odds are you never chose it on purpose. In Beyond Borders, Reginald Thornton makes the case for looking past your own horizon with the calm, worldly eye of someone who has watched markets rise and fall in many countries. With wit and a storyteller's reach - from medieval mapmakers to the savers who once lent to empires that vanished - he explains global diversification without jargon or hype: home-country bias, developed versus emerging markets, currency risk, geopolitical risk, and how to own the whole world simply and cheaply. He's honest about the limits, too. Going global is no magic shield, and he says so plainly, laying out the case for and against with genuine fairness. If you've ever wondered whether it's prudent to invest beyond your borders, this book reframes the real question: can you afford not to?
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