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By Joshua Kennon, About.com Guide to Beginner's Investing since 2001

International Investing Through American Depositary Receipts - ADRs

Wednesday June 25, 2008
First introduced to the world by J.P. Morgan's firm in 1927, American Depositary Receipts, known as ADRs for short, are an inexpensive way for American investors to acquire shares of global companies. Whether you are looking for a Mexican cement company or a French pharmaceutical giant, chances are an ADR has been created to help facilitate the trade without having you go to the trouble of buying the stock on foreign exchanges. Continue reading about American Depositary Receipts...
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