Comparing Pension Systems Across Countries

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

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

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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