The Bull Case for European Stocks in 2020

U.S. equities have soared by double digit percentage points so far this year. However they may not be the winners next year. More specifically when investing in stocks it is important to focus on the future and identify opportunities as opposed to looking the past returns. So investors can look for better growth outside of …

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DAX vs. CAC-40: Chart

Germany is considered as the economic powerhouse of Europe. Unlike a consumer-driven economy the country’s export-based economic model is uniquely different from many other developed countries such as the U.S. In addition, economies of other European countries such as France were lagged the strength and vitality of the German economy.  In terms of equity market …

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Five Foreign Stocks To Consider Now

US equity markets have had a splendid return so far this year. Relative to the performance of American stocks, some foreign markets are performing not great. For example, Chile is down about 14% suddenly when protests erupted in that emerging market a few weeks ago. However this type of reaction can lead to wonderful opportunities …

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Knowledge is Power: Market Headwinds, Peak Oil, Emerging Markets Edition

US markets have soared so far this year with the S&P 500 up by 25.30% based on price returns alone. Semiconductors are the stars of 2019 with a growth of over 48% for the Philadelphia semiconductor index. Even the normally boring bank stocks are up by 28% as represented by the KBW index. The important …

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