Investing in the equity markets of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) involves high political risks since most of the countries are not democratic(with the exception of Israel) and are run by monarchies, dictators, etc. As a result, economic growth is stagnant and social ills such as corruption, high unemployment, lack of transparency, nepotism, etc.others are …
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Thousands of auto dealers operate in the country but most of them are private companies run by local families for generations. However a few of them are large with hundreds of dealerships and are publicly-listed. In this post, let us a take a quick at three of them. Before we dive into the details, there …
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Many global investors avoid investing in Russian equities. Despite the country holding democratic elections and the legalization of private property rights since the fall of communism in 1991, Russia remains a pariah for most investors for good reason. Some of the factors that work against Russia include the widely-held beliefs that it violates human rights, jails …
For the Fiscal Year 2012, the total U.S. Federal Spending was about $3.8 Trillion and the Tax Revenue was about $2.5 Trillion resulting in a deficit of about $1.3 Trillion. For many years now, the U.S. has been running deficits as revenues were lower than expenditures. In fact, expenditures have been soaring due to rising …
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I wrote an article last week discussing about the strategy of investing in stocks during a crisis for great returns. This post is a follow up to that article but takes on the benefits of investing in equities for the very long-term. Very long-term can be defined as a time period measured in decades. …
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