Which sectors pay the highest dividends and are the cheapest globally? According to a report by Schroder’s based on the MSCI World Value Index, financials have the highest dividend yields as shown below and are the cheapest based on P/E ratio. However many financials especially those in developed Europe are shaky and are struggling. So …
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The Panama Canal Expansion opened on June 26, 2016. The giant project to upgrade the canal took nine years and $5.4 billion. After this expansion, the canal can now accommodate ships carrying up to 14,000 containers (“Triple E” ships). Here is a short video of the expansion: Source: The Panama Canal Expands, The Wall Street …
The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT) under the Alps in Switzerland is the world’s deepest and longest train tunnel. Tunneling began in 2002 and the 35-mile tunnel was opened in June, 2016. The entire project cost the Swiss $12.2 billion. The GBT would allow some 2oo to 250 freight trains daily to move freight from Northern to Southern …
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“Home Sweet Home” – That may be the mantra some US investors may be tempted to follow now and avoid investing in foreign stocks. However following that strategy is not a wise move for many reasons. In this post, let us discuss some of the reasons on why abandoning foreign stocks is a bad idea. While …
The first decade of the 21st century saw the golden period of the BRIC countries. Brazil, Russia, India and China enjoyed tremendous economic growth and accordingly their equity markets soared. With all the hyper regarding these countries it seemed that the future simply belonged to BRICs. The term “BRICs” was coined by Jim O’Neil of …
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