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Market Corrections Offer Excellent Buying Opportunities

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When equity markets turn volatile astute investors go hunting for high-quality stocks. During such periods, market participants engage in indiscriminate selling by dumping both good and bad companies. This leads to situations where stocks of well-established high-quality companies tend to trade at cheap levels. For example, early 2009 was a great time to buy equities as …

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Knowledge is Power: Why Foreign Stocks, Financial Lessons and Top China Brands Edition

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Eight lessons investors can draw from Brexit, so far, as the political drama continues (Financial Post) Commodities are crushing it in 2016: Here’s why (MarketWatch) Brexit Is a Lehman Moment for European Banks (Bloomberg) Robots versus workers (OECD Observer) Top 10 China’s most valuable brands in 2016 (China Daily) Why You Should Invest Beyond U.S. Stocks (Betterment) …

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A Review of S&P/TSX Equal Weight Diversified Banks Index

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Canadian bank stocks are excellent investment option for long-term investing looking for steady dividend income and price appreciation. Among the top-five banks that dominate the market. most have good exposure to the US market. For instance, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM) last week bought Chicago-based PrivateBancorp, Inc. (PVTB) to expand its footprint. Instead of investing individually …

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FTSE All-Share Index Annual Returns and Intra-year Declines

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Volatility is normal in equity markets. The dramatic selloff that followed Brexit and the reversal in the past few days is a classic example of this phenomenon. Even in good years stocks can experience gut-wrenching declines. Ultimately the annual returns or long-term returns matters most than dramatic declines in a short-time. The following table shows …

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