Archive of entries posted on November 2015

Knowledge is Power: Gold, Shining India, ETFs Due Diligence Edition

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Sure, IBM Shares Have Gained 3,400,000% But Are They a Buy Now?(Bloomberg) Breaking the link between poverty and educational failure (FT beyondbrics) Why India is a shining light for emerging market investors (Money Observer) Victoria’s other secret: Man behind curtain (news.com.au) Canada’s housing market faces a looming demographic bubble (CBC) Brazil private sector banks: Pessimism takes root (EuroMoney) …

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Why You Should Own German Stocks

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Germany is the largest economy in Europe and many German firms hold leadership positions at the global level in their respective fields. So when I came across an article that was way off on German stocks, I had to clarify a few issues. Fund manager and author Sven Carlin wrote a piece titled  The Case Against International …

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The China Bull Is Back

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Just a few months ago the Chinese equity market plunged dramatically almost overnight. Global markets followed suit as fears of a collapse in China’s economy and equity markets would lead the world into a depression. Stocks of developed world companies which have nothing to China were also trashed during the selloff. However a recent Journal …

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Knowledge is Power: Happy People, Diversification Challenges, Roth Conversion Edition

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Roth IRA Conversion: Does it Make Sense? (Charles Schwab) Lifestyle: Bhutanese getting more sleep, lifting happiness index (Asia Times) Meanwhile back in the good old USA  Stressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family (NY Times) and The most sleep-deprived states in the U.S. (MarketWatch Do Americans dream of longer holidays? (BBC)…..Keep Dreaming Apple spins impressive narrative …

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Should Investors Simply Stick With U.S. Stocks?

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The S&P 500 is up by 2.11% year-to-date. Compared to this low return, many European indices have double digit returns so far this year.For example, the STOXX 600 is up by 11% and the CAC 40 has increased by nearly 16%. However over the past few years US equities have greatly outperformed European and other …

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