The S&P 500 has had another run this year. The index is up by nearly 26% on price basis. Sectors such as tech, banking and transports have done well. Utilities have lagged. Overseas most developed markets have performed as well. Among emerging markets, Chile has performed poorly due to political change there. Brazil is in …
One of the questions that many investors often wonder is when is the right time to invest. Or to put it another way, is it really a good idea to invest when there are so many reasons not to go anywhere near the equity market. For example, during the pandemic panic of early 2020 some …
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Many American companies are successful at operating in other countries far away from the US and have become true multinationals. However there are some firms that have failed miserably in their expansion in overseas markets. They failed for a variety of reasons ranging from not respecting local culture and customs to trying to impose American …
The two major benchmark indices of the US equity market are the Dow Jones Industrial Average, popularly known as the Dow Jones and the S&P 500. The Dow Jones is the oldest index founded in 1896 and is comprised of 30 blue-chip companies. The S&P 500 offers more depth and is more representative of the …
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The sectors composition of the US and Canadian equity markets differ widely. The Canadian market as represented by the TSX index is heavy in energy, financials and materials. Together these sectors make up over two-thirds of the index. On the other hand, the S&P 500 is highly concentrated in the information technology sector. Overall the …
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