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Investors reacted positively from President Donald Trump’s Tuesday night address to Congress, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average above 21,000 points Wednesday for the first time in its history. Banks, financial institutions, companies in the energy and materials sector saw huge gains as Trump reaffirmed during his speech his plans to cut taxes and push for other business-friendly policies. The Dow jumped 242 points, or 1.2 percent, to 21,055 as of 10:07 a.m. Eastern Time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 24 points, or 1 percent, to 2,387. The Nasdaq composite index added 59 points, or 1 percent, to...

So, how do investors protect themselves? That question is surely on many minds after the recent series of triple-digit Dow Jones Industrials losses, culminating in yesterday's decline of 387.1 points. "It's a wise man who does not venture all his eggs in one basket," the legendary battler of windmills, Don Quixote, was told by his trusty squire, Sancho Panza. Some pros suggest this comment aptly applies to investors with all-American portfolios. That, in turn, raises a knotty question: How much of a portfolio should be invested in overseas markets? "In this market, you need a bulletproof vest, which is international...