Europe's economy may be in a mess but a few experts are boldly predicting its stocks will perform better than Wall Street this year.
As U.S. markets roared to new record -- highs last year -- helped by strong growth in America -- European indexes barely moved.
There are plenty of good reasons to stay away. The specter of deflation looms over the region's stagnant economy. Unemployment remains near record highs.
Then there's Greece. The risk of a eurozone crisis has returned to investors' minds ahead of Greek elections later this month that could bring anti-austerity party Syrinza to power.
Russia's economy is spiraling into a deep recession, weighing on trading partners such as Germany