Archive of entries posted on July 2016

On the Employment in UK Financial and Related Services

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Financial services and related professional services are some of the most important industries critical to the UK economy. Currently about 2.2 million workers are employed in these sectors. Professional services related to finance include legal, accounting and management consulting. Of the 2.2 million the majority are in banking and insurance. The following two graphs show …

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Market Corrections Offer Excellent Buying Opportunities

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When equity markets turn volatile astute investors go hunting for high-quality stocks. During such periods, market participants engage in indiscriminate selling by dumping both good and bad companies. This leads to situations where stocks of well-established high-quality companies tend to trade at cheap levels. For example, early 2009 was a great time to buy equities as …

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Knowledge is Power: Why Foreign Stocks, Financial Lessons and Top China Brands Edition

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Eight lessons investors can draw from Brexit, so far, as the political drama continues (Financial Post) Commodities are crushing it in 2016: Here’s why (MarketWatch) Brexit Is a Lehman Moment for European Banks (Bloomberg) Robots versus workers (OECD Observer) Top 10 China’s most valuable brands in 2016 (China Daily) Why You Should Invest Beyond U.S. Stocks (Betterment) …

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