Sweden is home to some world-class companies. As a Scandinavian country outside of the Eurozone, investors can explore the Swedish market for potential investment opportunities. The following are ten of the large Swedish firms that appear in the FT Global 500 list: Hennes & Mauritz Nordea Bank Ericsson Atlas Copco Investor Svenska Handelsbanken TeliaSonera Swedbank …
South Africa is an interesting case among emerging markets. Though many investors may think of South Africa as just another another country that should be avoided at all costs, there are excellent opportunities available in the equity market. South Africa has the most well developed economy in the continent and many domestic companies are global multinationals …
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Canadian stocks are nor performing well this year. As the global commodities market crashed in the past year or so the Canadian economy has suffered. As natural resources such as crude oil account for a significant portion of the economy, declines in the price of oil has had a substantial effect on Canada. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite …
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Are Emerging Markets Turning a Corner? (Mark Mobius) UK Stocks: Investing for dividend growth (Invesco Perpetual) After the Gold Rush (Josh) Hat Tip: Barry Ritholtz CEOs Offshore Jobs for “Humanitarian” Reasons ….. hmmmmm (Economic Populist) Major family businesses in Germany Data, facts, potential (Deutsche Bank Research) For US investors only – How a Roth IRA Conversion Can Minimize Your RMDs (T.Rowe Price) Best …
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Health Care Expenditure in the US as a share of GDP is the highest among OECD countries according to the Heath at a Glance 2015 report by the OECD. Some of the key findings from the report are listed below: Life expectancy in the US is lower than in most other OECD countries due to …
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