Scott Phillips TMFGilla January 9, More on: Love, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is considered The American Dream. Yes, the Occupy movement has been active in critiquing the excesses of professional money managers and investment banks — and with some justification. But the companies that make up the proverbial? Enter your email below for FREE access to this article and all the content on the site. Also receive Take Stock, The Motley Fool's unique daily email on what's really happening with the share market.

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For full disclosure, I own shares in both. But there are many, many more wonderful businesses in the USA. Think about the the credit cards in your wallet. Visa and Mastercard are listed on the NYSE.

Facebook and Twitter are US-listed. Nike, Ford, Google, Starbucks… the list goes on.

Of course it is. But let me but those myths. The US is obviously a different market.

And the US regulatory environment is very slightly different from ours here in Australia, but not in meaningful ways. Perhaps the largest one is the lack of franking credits, but US market returns tend to come more significantly through capital gains anyway, as these companies have much greater opportunities to grow by reinvesting their profits. The timezone might be different, but honestly, every investor would likely be better off with the natural hand-brake of having to wait a few hours to make their trades, to stave off the natural inclination to respond to every market jitter.

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The currency is potentially the biggest consideration. Investing in overseas markets is new for most people. It's easy to find excuses that we convince ourselves are reasons.

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