Investment into—and out of—Asia bucked the global trend over the past year as China and India continue to power the region’s economic progress. Features: Asia Goes Abroad The Debt Economy – by James Surowiecki John Kenneth Galbraith wrote that all financial crises are the result of “debt that, in one fashion or another, has become …
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The 3 ETFs that investors can use to invest in foreign utilities are iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector Index Fund (JXI) , WisdomTree International Utilities Fund(DBU) and SPDR S&P International Utilities Sector Fund (IPU). Among these ETFs, iShares’ JXI is the largest fund with an asset base of $165M. The distribution yield is 5.62%. In …
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Japan’s Best Global Brands for 2009 are shown in the chart below: Source: Interbrand The above list, created by the leading brand consultancy Interbrand, is the first ranking of global brands that originated in Japan. Automobile and electronics brands dominate the Top 30 list showing the importance of these two sectors to Japan. Most of …
In the 1950s investors used to own stocks mainly for their dividends.They looked for companies that paid consistent dividends out of profits. If the stock appreciated in price that was an added incentive. However all that changed in the recent years when many investors started investing purely for price appreciation. This strategy failed miserably when …
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The Top 20 Mexican Brands for 2009 based on a study by Interbrand are: 1. Corona Extra 2. Telmex (TII) 3. Telcel 4. Televia 5. Elektra 6. Cemex (CX) 7. Banorte 8. Bodega Aurrera 9. Bimbo 10. Oxxo 11. TV Azteca 12. Sorlana 13. Banamex 14. Maseca 15, Coppel 16. Liverpool 17. Suburbia 18. Sanborns …