A handful of Indian companies trade on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as Global Depository Receipts. Investors interested in these GDRs can buy them on the LSE just like another stock. In this post, let’s discuss a few of the common questions that investors might have and address them. 1.How many Indian firms trade on …
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The financial kingdom is not just inhabited by humans but also by other animals. The most famous animals are the bull and the bear. There are also many other animals that are used in the financial markets. For instance, the unicorn is used to describe a startup with a value of at $1 billion. Out …
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In earlier posts we looked at the annual return charts for S&P 500 sectors, emerging markets and asset classes. Let’s wrap up the review with the final chart from Novel Investor for developed markets excluding the US. In 2023, Italy was the best performer followed by Spain and Denmark based on MSCI total returns for …
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Callan has released the latest edition of The Periodic Table of Investment Returns chart. The 2023 chart shows the annual returns of key indices from 2004 to 2023 in order of performance for each year. Last year US large caps as denoted by the S&P 500 was the top performer with a return of over …
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I recently came across an fascinating infographic showing the requirements for a Russian Cosmonaut. In addition to the physical requirements the education and applied skills are tough. It would be interesting to compare this with NASA’s requirements for an astronaut. Click to enlarge Source: Sputnik