Just a few months ago the Chinese equity market plunged dramatically almost overnight. Global markets followed suit as fears of a collapse in China’s economy and equity markets would lead the world into a depression. Stocks of developed world companies which have nothing to China were also trashed during the selloff. However a recent Journal …
Roth IRA Conversion: Does it Make Sense? (Charles Schwab) Lifestyle: Bhutanese getting more sleep, lifting happiness index (Asia Times) Meanwhile back in the good old USA Stressed, Tired, Rushed: A Portrait of the Modern Family (NY Times) and The most sleep-deprived states in the U.S. (MarketWatch Do Americans dream of longer holidays? (BBC)…..Keep Dreaming Apple spins impressive narrative …
The S&P 500 is up by 2.11% year-to-date. Compared to this low return, many European indices have double digit returns so far this year.For example, the STOXX 600 is up by 11% and the CAC 40 has increased by nearly 16%. However over the past few years US equities have greatly outperformed European and other …
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The following table shows the year-to-date returns of Latin American ADRs listed on the US exchanges: Source: BNY Mellon A few observations: Pampa Energia(PAM) of Argentina has shot up by nearly 144% so far this year. All Argentina ADRs are on fire this year due to the most likely change in the country’s leadership. Among …
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One of the ways to profit from the ongoing European economic recovery is to invest directly in companies that operate in the continent. A recently started interesting ETF provides an option to gain exposure to such companies via an ETF. The WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR) seeks to profit from the continent’s recovery. The fund’s …
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