Fundación Pan America

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Why invest in PDR's?
Depository receipts overcome many of the inherent operational and custodial hurdles of international investing, such as: inefficient trade settlements, uncertain custodial services, and costly currency conversions. In today's global environment, it is important for investors to protect themselves and their heirs, and depository receipts will allow investors to do this.

Investors, who invest solely in their country of origin, will have greater risk in their long-term strategy. The current trend is market globalization, and investors must follow suit. Padding your portfolio with investments from around the world, will help to protect your portfolio when any individual market suffers losses.

In a Reuters article from April 13th, 2007, Juan Jose Lagorio outlined the benefits of investing in the Latin American market as a whole, saying that the Latin American markets will keep setting record highs this year, boosted by relatively cheap valuations, solid economic growth, improved domestic finances, and high commodities prices. Overall, Latin America has shown the best performance against both developed and emerging markets this year, according to the MSCI world index.

PDR's offer access to diverse investment opportunities, the convenience to trade 24/7, enhanced liquidity, and cost effectiveness. Additionally, the demand for depository receipts, such as PDR's, is currently growing between 30 and 40 percent annually.