How Long Can U.S. Stocks Keep Their Edge?

　　1. Which one of the following statements about the Templeton Growth fund is NOT true?

　　A. It was started by John Templeton.

　　B. It can invest in foreign companies.

　　C. It has always preferred U.S. Stocks since its launch. ∨

　　D. Many of its top holdings are U.S. companies.

　　2. According to the article, the decline of euro __________ U.S. Stocks.

　　A. has no impact on

　　B. is good news for ∨

　　C. reduced the domestic attractiveness of

　　D. has nothing to do with

　　3. Which one of the following statements is NOT the reason cited by mutual funds to invest in U.S. Stocks?

　　A. Many U.S. companies are successful global companies.

　　B. The U.S. economy is in great shape. ∨

　　C. The outlook for major international markets is rather mixed.

　　D. U.S. companies are quite profitable.

　　4. According to the money managers cited in the article, emerging markets _________.

　　A. usually have very low valuation of good quality companies.

　　B. have negative returns for equity funds.

　　C. have attracted a lot of capital flows in recent years. ∨

　　D. will continue bringing huge profits to investors.

　　5. When Mr. Kinniry of the Vanguard Group said “that discount has now been closed”, “that discount” refers to_________.

　　A. the price differences between different U.S. Stocks.

　　B. the difference in price-to-earnings multiples between different emerging-market stocks.

　　C. the price differences between different emerging-market stocks.

　　D. the difference in price-to-earnings multiples between emerging-market stocks and developed-market stocks. ∨

　　6. Blue-chip companies __________.

　　A. are companies that use the blue color as their symbols.

　　B. use blue chip in their computers.

　　C. refer to companies operating exclusively in the U.S. market.

　　D. usually refer to big, strong and highly profitable companies. ∨

　　7. According to the article, __________ have had better performance over the last decade.

　　A. value funds ∨

　　B. growth funds

　　C. large-company growth funds

　　D. domestic growth funds

　　8. If money managers do according to John Templeton’s comments on bull markets, they should leave when the markets show signs of __________.

　　A. pessimism

　　B. optimism

　　C. euphoria ∨

　　D. skepticism

　　9. Among the different funds mentioned in the article, __________ is the biggest one in terms of the money under its management.

　　A. the Templeton Growth fund ∨

　　B. Janus Global Research fund

　　C. Oakmark International fund

　　D. T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth fund

　　10. From the article, it can be inferred that __________.

　　A. U.S. Stocks will continue to underperform.

　　B. The U.S. stock markets are in the phase of euphoria.

　　C. U.S. multinational companies are likely to win the favor of investors. ∨

　　D. small companies in emerging markets will attract a lot of investors.