The Indian economy is in a severe slowdown with the latest GDP falling to just 5%, the lowest in five years. Unlike developed countries’ GDP rate, 5% is considered a low rate for India since it is an emerging market and has been growing at a much higher rate like 7% or more. With the …
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Setting a goal for retirement and following a plan to achieve that goal is important. The following infographic from Schwab shows how much one needs to save for retirement: Click to enlarge Source: Schwab
In the equity market, the only thing that is constant is change. To put it another way, today’s winner could be tomorrow’s loser. So investors have to be cautious in betting too much on one company or sector with plans to hold them for the long term measured in decades or forever. For example, some …
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Four major airlines account for 81% of the domestic capacity in the US. These airlines are Delta(DAL), American(AAL), United (UAL) and Southwest(LUV). The rest of the market is shared by a few discount carriers. The market share of the US airline industry is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: How Will Airports …
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