Halloween for 2015 is over. Investors may have been scared by the ghouls, spooky goblins, ghosts and haunted houses. However the real scary part for investors may come sometime in the future. One of the causes of the Global Financial Crisis(GFC) of 2008-09 was derivatives. These scary financial instruments are like hand-held grenades. Careless handling will lead …
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America’s Coming Cognitive Decline (Bloomberg) Also see Cognitive Decline and Retirement (Canadian Investment Review) Why India needs a new constitution (Quartz) Hat Tip: Marginal Revolution. Some would say the US Constitution needs an upgrade too……. Dividend Kings should buy in crises (in German – Use Google Translate) (Tim Schaefer) Also see From zero to $15,000 in dividend income in 8 years (Dividend …
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Crude oil jumped 6.3% yesterday to $45.94 a barrel for December delivery on the New York Merc. In the past few weeks oil prices have been volatile. In general, oil is the most volatile commodity in the world. Prices of oil can vary from one day to the next for any number of reasons. A single …
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Airlines generally tend to perform well when the economy where they are based at is in expansion mode. This has been the case with Latin American airlines. Latin American carriers have performed poorly recently due to the adverse economic conditions in countries like Brazil, Chile, Colombia, etc. Panama-based Copa Holdings SA (CPA) which operates Copa Airlines is …
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Most European utilities have under-performed the market in the past few years. Though boring utilities are considered to be safe and stable growers, in this case they have let down investors due to many reasons. For instance, the many crises that flared up in the past few years in Europe have taken a toll on …
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