Canadian stocks are nor performing well this year. As the global commodities market crashed in the past year or so the Canadian economy has suffered. As natural resources such as crude oil account for a significant portion of the economy, declines in the price of oil has had a substantial effect on Canada. The benchmark S&P/TSX Composite …
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Are Emerging Markets Turning a Corner? (Mark Mobius) UK Stocks: Investing for dividend growth (Invesco Perpetual) After the Gold Rush (Josh) Hat Tip: Barry Ritholtz CEOs Offshore Jobs for “Humanitarian” Reasons ….. hmmmmm (Economic Populist) Major family businesses in Germany Data, facts, potential (Deutsche Bank Research) For US investors only – How a Roth IRA Conversion Can Minimize Your RMDs (T.Rowe Price) Best …
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Health Care Expenditure in the US as a share of GDP is the highest among OECD countries according to the Heath at a Glance 2015 report by the OECD. Some of the key findings from the report are listed below: Life expectancy in the US is lower than in most other OECD countries due to …
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Sure, IBM Shares Have Gained 3,400,000% But Are They a Buy Now?(Bloomberg) Breaking the link between poverty and educational failure (FT beyondbrics) Why India is a shining light for emerging market investors (Money Observer) Victoria’s other secret: Man behind curtain (news.com.au) Canada’s housing market faces a looming demographic bubble (CBC) Brazil private sector banks: Pessimism takes root (EuroMoney) …
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Germany is the largest economy in Europe and many German firms hold leadership positions at the global level in their respective fields. So when I came across an article that was way off on German stocks, I had to clarify a few issues. Fund manager and author Sven Carlin wrote a piece titled The Case Against International …