Investing in equities is a great way to build wealth over the long-term. Equity markets have created many millionaires and billionaires. However it is important to note that not all stocks are wealth creators in the long-term. According to a study by ValueWalk in 2015, 39% of U.S. stocks were money losers over their lifetime. …
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For US Investors – Retirement Alert: How to Determine if Your Traditional IRA Contribution Is Deductible (Lord Abbett) Trumponomics breaks all the rules, but will it also break the U.S. economy? (Financial Post) and see Donald Trump’s Unpredictability a Risk to Global Economy, Fitch Says (WSJ) The PSG Outlook: Have we reached an inflection point in global markets? (PSG …
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Investors invest for the long-term and traders trade for short-term gains. The distinction is important when it comes to success in investing. Since most retail investor invest in equities to meet a long-term goal such as a retirement it is important to focus on total returns of an index as opposed to price returns when …
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Many emerging market (EM) investors consider commodities and energy as the best sectors to invest in those markets. This seem logical since many emerging markets are commodity based economies especially materials and oil. For example, Russia is a major oil exporter while Brazil is major exporter of natural resources and agricultural products. While investing in emerging …
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The Dow crossed 20,000 for the first time last month. The graphic below shows the index components back in March 1999 and January 2017. In 1999, the dot-com was all the craze but now it has replaced by social media, e-commerce 2.0, etc. Back then the constituent with the largest market cap was General Electric …