Equity mutual funds pool together money from many investors and invest in a group of stocks. This process in theory is supposed reduce risk to investors especially the risk of owing individual stocks which can blow up. However that is not always the case. Mutual funds also have high risks and they are not necessarily …
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The following is a sad story of how 75 and crew members of Aeroflot Flight 593 lost their lives because of two kids playing with the cockpit controls. Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL
The Average Tariff Rate of some economies are shown in the chart below. Egypt has the highest rate followed by India. The EU import tariff rate is on an average 50% higher than the US according to an article by Sonal Desai at Franklin Templeton. Click to enlarge Source: On My Mind: Trade Wars—The Dog That …
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Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) is an investment strategy by which you invest little by little in each period instead of a lump sum in one shot. By investing small amounts say each month over many years one can reduce volatility and also the risk of heavy losses. Over time small amounts tend to benefit from …
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