Knowledge is Power: Gold, Greece, French Economy Edition

How to cope with panicky markets Is gold near a bottom? Gold’s hasty demise from safe haven to risky asset Defying the Odds – Why the French Economy Works Surprisingly Well If Greece goes: An exit is likely to shatter faith in the eurozone’s integrity for ever How Much Is Enough? Eurozone crisis: what if …

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10 Foreign Dividend Paying Stocks To Consider

The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is around a measly 2.0%. For investors looking to earn higher income from investing in equities,  foreign stocks provide an attractive investment opportunities. Generally foreign stocks have had higher dividend yields when compared to U.S. due to many reasons. The following chart shows that U.S. equities had a …

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Comparing Bank Stocks Performance in Euro Zone, US and Emerging Markets

The following chart shows the performance of bank equity prices in Euro area, U.S. and emerging markets from the end of 2009 thru April, 2012: Source: Euro Briefing, April 2012, Institute of International Finance U.S. banks are better performers than European banks and even the banks in emerging markets as shown by the green line. …

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Knowledge is Power: Eurozone, Debt, Tax Edition

Investing is like gambling? Not a chance UK ensnared in eurozone ‘mega crisis’, says Bootle All Work and Low Pay – Getting By Without Minimum Wage in Germany The psychology of debt Share buybacks: the other way company managers rob you How to pay less tax ‘Clear evidence of a bubble is lacking’—really? Eurozone crisis “irrelevant” to …

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