In 2014, the U.S. equity markets had an excellent year with the S&P 500 rising 13.69% including dividends. This year the performance of the index has been average so far. Since the lows attained during the Global Financial Crisis in 2009 the S&P 500 has shot up and has more than doubled. From 2009 thru 2014 except …
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Canada vs. the U.S.: Whose retirement grass is greener? (Financial Post). Related to the UK, see 74% don’t know Isa allowance limits (Money Observer) 10 things you didn’t know about Eurovision (Deutsche Welle) A tale of three sectors (Allianz’s Unconstrained Thinking) Why households stay away from the stock market in India (The Hindu Business Line) The East India …
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Crude prices plunged dramatically in the past few month from over $100 a barrel to about $60 a barrel for Brent crude. The decline in oil prices also led to the collapse in stock prices of drillers, oil-sector service providers, MLPs, etc. However in the past few weeks oil prices have stabilized and may slowly …
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In many emerging markets, State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) account for a huge portion of the country’s economy. These giant firms are majority owned by the state and employ millions of workers. These publicly-listed companies dominate the local equity markets in terms of market capitalization. Since they are owned by the government, these companies are high political interference in their operations. …
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U.S. stocks have handily beat foreign stocks in the past five years as the graphic shows below. So why should one invest in foreign stocks? Click to enlarge Source: Four Reasons to Boost Your Foreign-Stock Exposure, Feb 20, 2015, The Wall Street Journal Some of the reasons to invest in foreign stocks include diversification, potential to earn …
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