Emerging markets have performed poorly so far this year. While this year’s meltdown in emerging markets can be attributed to China’s economic slowdown, some emerging markets such as Brazil have been in a downward trend for a few years now due to domestic issues. The widely-followed MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down by over 4% as of …
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Last year I wrote an article on why investing in U.S. multinationals is not the same as investing in foreign companies. From that article: Michelle Gibley of Charles Schwab discussed the reasons for investing in foreign firms instead of U.S. multinationals in an article back in May. From the article titled “4 Mistakes to Avoid in International …
David Rosenberg: Why investors’ fears about China are overblown (Financial Post) Buying the Dips Doesn’t Work for Everyone (Jason Zweig, WSJ) Lost Decade in Emerging Markets: Investors Already Halfway There (Bloomberg) Lovin’ their elevator: why Germans are loopy about their revolving lifts (The Guardian) Once, firms cherished their workers. Now they are seen as disposable (The Guardian) …
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Dividend stocks offer cushion to a portfolio during volatile market conditions such as the one we are seeing now while helping to grow the portfolio steadily when markets are strong. Investing in stocks that pay no dividends is highly risky since one is betting on pure price appreciation which may or may not happen. Studies …
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Lower crude oil prices benefit some countries while others suffer. Similarly cheap oil helps some sectors more strongly than others. For example, airlines and shipping firms benefit heavily as they are direct users of large amounts oil. It is not just crude oil that has declined dramatically in the past few months. Other commodities such …
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