Gold is an important asset class to own in a portfolio. However how much gold one should hold depends on an individual risk tolerance, goal and other factors. Regardless of the percentage of allocation, there are a few points to remember about investing in gold. Unlike stocks or bonds gold does not produce periodic income. …
Many foreign stocks are trading under $10 a piece now. Some of these worth a look are listed below: 1.Company: Ambev (ABEV) Sector: Alcoholic Beverages Country: Brazil 2.Company: Banco Bradesco SA (BBD) Sector: Banking Country: Brazil 3.Company: Cemex (CX) Sector: Cements Country: Mexico 4.Company: Ultrapar Participacoes SA (UGP) Sector: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Country: Brazil …
The following infographics shows the best wine and cheese combinations for wines from the US, Australia, Argentina, France, Italy and Spain: Click to enlarge Source: Social Vignerons
The explosive growth of online retailing has had a devastating impact on traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. The tremendous success of online giants like Amazon(AMZN) have led to the death of many a retailer. Today the market cap of Amazon is over $920.0 billion while many of the former retail giants are fighting for survival. Some former …
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Emerging markets are different from developed markets in terms of economic cycles. According to Gordon Fraser, portfolio manager at BlackRock there are four different economic cycles in emerging markets.These are sell-off, healing, liquidity on, and activity surge as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Are you making this emerging markets mistake?, Money Observer He …
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