Buy Brazil or Bye-Bye Brazil?

The economy of Brazil has suffered sharply in the past few years due to the decline in the commodity markets and the slowdown in China. The Brazilian economy retracted this year and is predicted to have negative GDP growth in 2016 also. From a news article published back in October: SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The federal government …

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Three Mistakes To Avoid In Emerging Markets Investing

Investing in emerging equities is more risky than investing in equities of the developed world for a variety of reasons. As the name itself implies, emerging markets are markets that are still in the development stage. Hence unlike the developed countries, they may lack many of the characteristics required for a stable and well functioning …

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Schroders: Valuations Of European Stocks Are Compelling Now

Schroders, a UK-based Asset Manager, is bullish on European stocks for 2016. In the Outlook 2016: European Equities report published on November 24th, Rory Bateman, Head of UK & European Equities noted: At the time of writing, the MSCI Europe equity index has delivered a total return of around 10% this year and we believe investors should see …

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