One of the worst stock markets in recent history is equity market of the Mediterranean island country of Cyprus. The Dow Jones Total Stock Market Cyprus Index peaked at 1605.9 in November, 2007. It closed the year 2016 at just 2.95. That is an astonishing plunge of 99.82%. Click to enlarge Source: Google Finance Though Cyprus is not a …
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Chile must be on the radar of emerging markets investors. Among the major markets in Latin America, Chile is one of the best market due to many factors. Equity investors looking for emerging market opportunities now can especially consider adding Chilean stock. Some of the reasons why Chilean stocks offer excellent potential for income and growth are: …
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I recently came across the following unique chart that compares the returns of Developed, Emerging and Frontier Markets from 2006 thru 2015. The popular charts like Single Country Index Returns chart, emerging markets returns chart, Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns are easily available online. I will post the updated chart for 2016 when it is …
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The New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) will be closed for the following holidays in 2017: Source: NYSE NYSE will observe a total of nine holidays in 2017. On two days the market will close early at 1 PM. These are on July 3rd – the day before Independence Day and Nov 24th – the day after Thanksgiving Day. …
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