In 1900, the US and UK equity markets looked a lot different than today. The US was an emerging market in the beginning of the 20th century while the UK was colonial super power. Now the UK is just another developed country but no longer a power. Unlike other emerging countries, the US economy grew …
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The process for development and eventual approval of vaccine usually takes years and years. However the vaccines for Covid-19 were developed and approved in surprisingly short amount of time. In less than a year, vaccines for the worst pandemic in modern history was ready for us. The very first vaccine was developed by BioNTech SE …
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The Retirement Age varies between countries. The general retirement age in the European Union is 65. In Spain, France and Germany the retirement age is set to increase to 67 years from 65 according to an article at The Finnish Center for Pensions. Some countries have different retirement ages for men and women. For instance, …
Following our theme of reviewing asset class returns over the years and the importance of diversification, the following is another chart showing the annual returns and average returns from 2006 to 2020. Commodities have never been the best performer since 2006. Similarly the best return for emerging equities was all the way back in 2009 …
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One of the key factors for success with investing in equities is to distribute one’s assets across many asset classes, sectors and regions. Diversification is the simplest and cheapest way to reduce risk for retail investors. Today’s winners in the market can become tomorrow’s losers. Or to put it another way, a winner in one …
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