The performance of various asset classes vary in any given year. For example, bonds earned higher returns than stocks during the dark periods of Global Financial Crisis(GFC) in 2008 and 2009. Similar to the diversification benefits across countries, it is also important to diversify across many asset classes such as small caps, mid caps, large …
Interesting infographic on how climate change is affecting Europe. Click to enlarge Source: EEA
One of the easiest and simplest diversification strategies is to diversify across borders.Since the performance of equity markets varies across countries in any given year, an investor can boost their returns by spreading their assets across many countries. For example, emerging markets that are highly dependent on commodity exports perform well when commodity markets boom. …
The number of public listed companies has declined for many years now in the US. I have written many articles before on this topic. More recently last weekend I posted a blog quoting Vanguard. While the number of public firms has decreased in the US, some markets abroad have seen strong growth in the number …
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Crude oil prices closed at over $69 for June delivery (Brent). Oil prices have shot up more than 150% since the lows of $26 reached in early 2016.Rising oil prices is helping oil majors earn higher profits. According to an article at U.S. funds, big oil is generating as much profits at $60 as when the …