Investors in funds such as mutual funds and ETFs tend to earn lower returns than the funds they own over a time period. Many studies in the past have proven this theory. The gap in return between investors and funds is due to a variety of factors such as timing the market, lack of patience, …
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In the oil and natural gas industry, there is a group of companies called the National Oil Companies (NOCs). Unlike the private oil companies like Exxon(XOM), BP(BP), etc. the NOCs are majority or fully owned by the government of the country where they are located. For example, Pemex, the largest oil company of Mexico is …
Behavioral finance is an important subject that all investors need to educate themselves. As humans all our investment decisions are driven not always by facts and rational reasons. Emotions play a big part whether we are buying or selling a stock or any other asset. We also suffer from all types of bias from information …
Coal is still one of the major sources of energy for many countries despite the growth of renewable energy sources. For example, China and India are to of the largest consumers of coal. Rising coal prices in the global market could negatively impact China’s economic growth. Though the country is the world’s largest coal producer, …
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