Canada is often overlooked by many US investors it is so close to us and is not considered a foreign country. However there are decent investment opportunities in Canada. Being close to us, Canada has the most number of stocks listed in the US markets in the foreign country stocks category. If you are looking …
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Malaysia is one of the hot emerging market countries now.After the Asian financial crisis a few years, Malaysian government has implemented many market-friendly policies while at the same protecting the domestic currency and stock markets from adverse effects of foreign direct investment.The infrastructure in Malaysia is very good when compared to other countries like India, …
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There are many reasons why you should invest a part of your portfolio in foreign utility stocks. Listed below are some of them: 1. Conservative growth – Generally utilities are considered to be a conservative investor’s best friend. They tend to growth slowly and steadily over time and provide high dividends. Unlike technology stocks or …
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Closed-End funds are similar to mutual funds except that they are closed to new investors. In a Closed-End fund a fixed number shares are issued when the fund is formed and then the fund is closed to any new additional investors. But that does not mean a new investor cannot buy a Closed-End fund unit …
Invest a portion of your portfolio in Global real estate. This may sound really silly considering the “sub-prime” crisis that is going on now in the US. But remember this is a problem mainly affecting the US.Agree that it has international impact since many financial institutions have invested in the derivative securities such as CDOs …
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