The Italian capital Rome is an amazing city. As the birthplace of modern civilization, Rome is dotted with hundreds of historical monuments to explore. Like the olden days, Romans today are extremely friendly and welcoming to tourists. Almost every street seems to have at least one Church and many of them hundreds of years old. For Americans who …
The retirement ages for men and women vary widely across countries. In this post let us take a look at the ages differences between countries. But before we get to that, here is a brief introduction on retirement. Germany was the first country in the world to implement an old age social insurance program back …
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One of the simple and easy ways to reduce risks with investing in equity markets is to diversify one’s assets across various asset types, countries, regions, etc. The following chart shows the unpredictability of market returns one year after another: Click to enlarge Source: AGF Management Limited
The tech sector in the US equity market has soared to astronomical levels this year. In terms of equity returns, the sector as a whole has risen more than double that of the S&P 500 so far this year. Most investors seem to have forgotten about the dot com crash and are placing their hopes …
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The majority of the G-20 countries recorded a deficit in 2016. Only South Korea and Germany had a budget surplus last year. In all the other countries government expenditures exceeded revenues. The gross debt level also remains high in G-20 countries. The chart below shows that Japan had the highest debt levels that was over …
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