India is one of the major economies among the emerging countries. Recently the Indian government announced that the economy grew at 7 % in the quarter when a demonitization program was launched to unearth untaxed and illegal money held by wealthy Indians.This figure has surprised many economists and investors. From a Bloomberg article Mihir Sharma: Being the …
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European equities continue to trade at a discount compared to their developed world peers. For many years, when Europe suffered from one crisis after another including the soverign debt crisis, may rounds of Greek debt crisis, etc. investors fled European equities fearing total meltdown of the political and economic order. More recently, last year the …
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Fees is an important factor that erode a fund investor’s return. In the long run such as 10 years or more, a fee of 1% or even 0.50% on a mutual fund can cut thousands of dollar from returns due to the effect of compounding. In general, the higher the fees (or expense ratio) the lower …
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The media is a big industry in most developed countries with many companies competing against each other to inform and educate the public. In the financial world, the media plays a big part in acting as a middle man between investors , the state, regualtors and the publicly listed companies. For investors, the availability of …
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Households in Australia and Canada are carrying high-levels of debt in recent years. In both the countries mortgage is a major driver of household debt as prices of houses have skyrocketed. Overall the debt-to-income ratio for households has been rising in both the countries as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge The household saving …
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