One of important strategies for long-term success with investing in equity markets is diversification. The benefits of diversification cannot be understated regardless of the size of one’s portfolio. I have posted many articles on this topic in the past some of which can be found here and here and here and here. I recently came …
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In a recent article I wrote that most small businesses and start-ups in the U.S. do not survive very long. Even some large-cap companies like the Fortune 500 disappear in the long run due to mergers or bankruptcies. Since the U.S. was founded only a couple of hundred years ago, there are no companies here …
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Many years ago I wrote an article comparing tax rates on capital gains across countries. In this post, let us take a look at the Top Marginal Tax Rate on Capital Gains In OECD Countries for 2015. Click to enlarge The US has the sixth highest rate among OECD countries. The US rate is 10% higher …
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Every year Fortune magazine publishes its annual list of Fortune 500 companies which is a compilation of the largest publicly-traded US firms. This year’s list was released last month. Fortune noted the following fascinating fact about these firms: This year’s Fortune 500 marks the 61st running of the list. In total, the Fortune 500 companies …
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The highly respected The Banker magazine published the annual ranking of the Top 1000 Global Banks last month. The chart below shows the The Top 10 World Banks Based On Tier1 Capital: Click to enlarge Source: The Banker China’s biggest banks ICBC (IDCBY), China Construction Bank(CICHY), Agricultural Bank of China(ACGBY) and Bank of China (BACHY) take four …
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