The Canadian equity market is highly concentrated. Just four sectors – financials, materials, industrial and energy account for about 70% of the market. As with investors in any other country it is wise for Canadian investors to not hold all their assets in the domestic stocks and instead diversify across other sectors in foreign countries. …
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A picture is worth a thousand words the saying goes. The respected Der Spiegel of Germany is known for its excellent graphics. While doing some research I came across the below cover illustration: Click to enlarge Source: Joe Biden’s Almost Impossible Task, Der Spiegel
Mexico is currently an emerging market. According to an article by Bryan Taylor, Chief Economist at Global Financial Data published last year Mexico is still emerging 200 years later. He discusses the boom and busts and the challenges of the country since its independence. Before we get to those details, it is important to note …
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The Covid-19 vaccine created by Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech(BNTX) uses a new technology called mRNA which stands for message RNA. But what are RNA vaccines and how do they work? The following is a fantastic infographic from Compound Interest that explain the details. Here is how the CDC defines mRNA vaccines: New Approach to Vaccines mRNA …
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