Archive of entries posted on October 2013

Are Under-Performing European Banks A Better Investment Than American Banks?

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European banks have lagged in performance relative to their American peers since the Global Financial Crisis for many reasons. For example unlike U.S. banks, most banks in Europe were reluctant to raise capital by issuing shares. This only made the situation worse as they were unable to recover quickly. Five years after the crisis, the …

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Why German Electric Utilities Are Stuck In Neutral

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Two of the largest German electric utility stocks E.ON AG(EONGY) and RWE AG(RWEOY) were on a downtrend trend for a few years now and seemed to be stuck in neutral this year.The end of the Federal elections recently has also not yet brought changes to highly controversial German energy policies. The main reason for the poor …

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Comparing Pension Systems Across Countries

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Mercer Consulting recently published the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index report rating pension systems around the world. The U.S. pension system received a “C” grade based on this study. Denmark has the world’s best system followed by The Netherlands and Australia. It is interesting that the pension system of Chile is ranked highly with the systems …

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Knowledge is Power: Obamacare, Robots, Great Rotation Edition

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Four American blue-chips to add to your shopping list (MoneyWeek) Predicting Death to Find Life in Emerging Market Stocks (Alliance Bernstein) Obamacare is just a Bandaid. US healthcare needs radical surgery (The Guardian) Why the U.S. consumer isn’t a safe bet (The Globe and Mail) The Great Rotation spins its wheels (The Financial Post) EMs: not all smooth sailing (FT beyondbrics) …

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Five Reasons To Consider Chilean Stocks

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Among the Latin American equity markets, the Chilean market does not get as much attention from international investors as other countries such as Brazil and Mexico do.However this need not be the case. The relatively smaller country of Chile offers many excellent investment opportunities. Some of the reasons to consider buying Chilean stocks include: 1. …

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