Global diversification is an integral strategy of a well-built portfolio.It is even more important to make sure that diversification is done right. Australia is classified as a developed economy and its main stock market index the Australian All Ordinaries Index is part of the MSCI World Index. In contrast South Africa is considered as an …
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Traditionally investors have been attracted to utilities and bank stocks their dividends and stable growth. However the past couple of years have shown that many of that financial stocks do not fall in that category any more. Despite the so-called recovery, some of the foreign banks have not resumed paying dividends.Since dividends come out of …
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The 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for 2010 has been published by Bloomberg BusinessWeek in the latest issue. This year’s list is dominated by companies from Europe and Asia. Showing the rise of Asian emerging markets, for the first time 15 of the Top 50 are Asian and Greater China has as many …
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This Rally Must Clear Some Tall Hurdles Dividend ETFs beckon income-starved investors The Economy Has Rebounded! Now What? ADB forecasts robust growth in 2010-11 Building Bric Source: http://www.pionline.com Other Major Banks Did Deals Similar to Goldman’s Washington Post: The recession is not over
Investing in China’s great leap forward Don’t predict, prepare Debt Crisis Watch Turns to Portugal Canada avoids worst of the Great Recession: StatsCan IMF Sees Unemployment Remaining High in Many Advanced Economies Jobs – tough times for young people Russia’s consumers have money to spend Leipzig – a city of history and culture The MoneySense …
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