Global trade has been running smoothly among countries for a few decades now. However with the election of Trump trade has become an important factor to consider for investors. This is because President-elect Trump has proposed to withdraw the US from trade agreements or amend the terms and conditions of those deals. In addition, he …
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President-elect Trump has proposed sweeping changes to many areas like immigration, trade, taxes, etc. While Mexico stands to be highly impacted by amended trade policies, Canada will also be affected as it is a member of the NAFTA agreement. Some of the Canadian firms may benefit from any changes to the current policies. RBC Capital …
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US investors can invest in many foreign companies via American Depository Receipts(ADRs). They are basically share ownership in a foreign firm in an indirect way. In order to create an ADR for the US market, a brokers buys ordinary shares of a foreign in the domestic market and delivers them to a US-based depository bank …
The following chart shows the returns of various indices from 1996 thru 2015. Emerging markets were hot from 2003 until 2007. After a huge jump in 2009 their returns have been average to worse since then. Click to enlarge Source: Lazard Asset Management Download: Annual Returns of Key Indices Chart 1996-2015 (in pdf) The above chart …
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Diversification is one of the simplest and smart way to reduce risk in a portfolio. In order to be successful in the long-term with equity and bond investing, investors need not take unnecessary risks like putting all eggs in a single stock or a handful of stocks or bonds. To benefit greatly from diversification, investors …
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