Diversification is a simple and easy way to reduce risk. While spreading one’s funds across various asset classes is wise it is also important to avoid investing all or most the funds in one’s home country companies. Most investors including those in the US are affected by what’s called the “Home Bias”. According to a …
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Latin American equity markets offer some of the best emerging market equity opportunities after Emerging Asian markets. Economies in the region are mainly driven by natural resources or agricultural commodities. With a thriving middle class and relatively closer proximity to North America, investors can find plenty of unique companies. For instance, one of the sectors …
The S&P 500 is up around 5% year-to-date. But the benchmark index for the US banking sector, KBW Bank Index has shot up nearly 24% already this year. Bank stocks are hot again after many months of average performance. With the latest stimulus and the upcoming recovery in economy banks are in a sweet spot. With …
The Coronavirus pandemic that started last year has led to the deaths of over 2.6 million worldwide so far according to data by The New York Times. In the US, 528, 692 people have died so far with total cases exceeding 29.2 million. The sad thing is though the virus originated in China, more people …
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