The UK economy is the fifth largest in the world with a GDP of about $3.0 Trillion. USA, China, Japan and Germany are ahead of the UK in the order mentioned. Globally the British economy is small. It contributes only 11% of the world output as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge In terms …
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One of the factors that successful equity investors tend to possess is courage. Being courageous and jump into the market when there is blood all over the market is not easy. For most investors it is much easier to buy in a rising market than a plunging one. The human fear of unknowns and complete …
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Many people believe that China owns most of the US debt. This is not true. US investors are the largest holders of US debt and not China. China is the largest holder of US debt among foreign holders. The chart below shows the holders of US treasury debt: Click to enlarge Source: The US is indebted …
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The ETF industry has grown tremendously in the past few years. However relative to mutual funds ETFs are still smaller in terms of total numbers of funds available on the market and the assets held in them. The following chart shows the number of mutual funds vs. ETFs: Click to enlarge Source: Vanguard Blog for Advisors …
Brazil is the top performing market in the world so far this year. The Bovespa has shot up by 41% year-to-date, The Olympics and more importantly the ousting of the Dilma Roussef government a while ago by a more pro-growth conservative administration made foreign investors turn their attention to Brazilian equities again. Bovespa year-to-date return chart: Click to …
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