US Stock Overexposure Reaches Tipping Point as Global Markets Waver
Decades of reflexive investment in US equities have created a dangerous concentration risk for global portfolios. The ’default to America’ strategy—once considered bulletproof—now amplifies market vulnerabilities as domestic policies mirror the economic instability plaguing other nations.
"No one got fired for overweighting US stocks," says Fabiana Fedeli of M&G Investments, encapsulating the herd mentality that pushed institutional allocations to precarious levels. With Trump’s return and international turbulence, this autopilot approach threatens to compound losses precisely where portfolios are most exposed.