How to Grow $100,000 into $462,009 in 5 Years

Investors can build fantastic wealth by picking winning stocks and holding them for a long time. One way to identify multi-baggers is to explore overseas markets. Hundreds of foreign stocks trade on the US markets for easy investment. Some people invest in a mutual fund or an ETF to cover a region, sector, etc. or  …

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MSCI Index 2010 Performance by Country: Emerging, Developed and Frontier Markets

The MSCI indices are a group of indices that measure the performance of individual countries, regions, etc. ETFs and other products use these indices as benchmarks to track their performance. Hence it is important to analyze the performance of these indices at least annually. Lets take a quick look at the MSCI Index performance for …

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The 10 Biggest Banks in Africa 2010

The Global Finance magazine recently published the list of biggest banks in emerging markets.  The table below lists the ten biggest banks in Africa for 2010. These banks were ranked based on their total assets as of September, 2010. The data was provided by Bankersalmanc.com. [TABLE=863] South Africa-based Standard Bank Group Ltd (OTC:SBGOY) and Nedbank …

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