The fastest high-speed train the world is the Fuxing train in China. Currently Japan is working on building Maglev trains that can go higher than 600 km/hr. The chart below shows the world’s fastest high-speed trains: Click to enlarge Source: World Economic Forum In terms hi-speed network, China has 22,000 kms of hi-speed rail making it …
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The biotech and healthcare sector has been hot in the past few years. Almost every week new biotech IPOs are coming to the market and investor appetite for these stocks seems no sign of waning. According to a report by BNY Mellon, more than 150 foreign Biotech and Healthcare stocks are listed or traded on the …
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Contrary to popular belief most Americans are not participating in the stock market. Though the stock market gets most of the attention all the time in the media and even Trump finds the time to comment about it whenever there is a big move, in reality not all Americans are benefiting from the bull market. …
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One of the concepts that I have emphasized in this blog over many posts is long-term investing. It involves the patience to hold stocks and other asset classes thru bull and bear markets. The following timely chart from Schwab shows why its important to stay the course when markets are volatile: Click to enlarge x …
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The World’s Best National Postal Services according to a study by Universal Postal Union are shown in the chart below. Switzerland tops the ranking followed by France and Japan. Canadian postal service ranks below the USPS. This is not surprising since Canada Post is awful for customer service and finding a post office even in …