Air pollution takes an enormous toll on countries across the world according to a report by the OECD. In terms of human cost, about 3 million people are killed globally due to air pollution!. One of the main causes of air pollution is vehicles especially automobiles. Countries with high car ownership for transport tend to …
Many investors limit themselves to large cap companies when investing in foreign stocks. This is because large multinational companies are usually well-known and information about them are easier to access. In addition large-cap stocks are well followed by the investment community and are usually listed in major exchanges. Since putting one’s money in companies of …
Volatility continues to plague global equity markets since the beginning of the year. Like clockwork, stocks are up one day only to fall the next day. One or two or even a few up days in a row seem to be the start of prolonged bull market. But alas, those dreams seem to be disappear …
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The number of publicly-listed companies are much higher in foreign markets than in the US markets. So foreign stock markets provide a fertile hunting ground for stock pickers. US investors restricting them to domestic companies lose out on many of these potential opportunities. The chart below the total number of listed companies in the world …
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Once upon a time being a citizen of a country used to be a privilege and citizenships were usually not for sale. In today’s globalized world, that is not true anymore. Many countries offer passports for a price. Acquiring citizenship or residency statuses in these countries is easy as depositing a bunch of cash. Cash is king …
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