In this post let’s take a brief look at the top trading partners of Germany last year.As Europe’s largest economy and an export-oriented economy Germany trades with some of the other major countries. The chart below shows the top trading partners of Germany: Click to enlarge Source: De Statis Among the top five export destinations, three …
Thousands of foreign stocks trade on the U.S. market. According to the depository BNY Mellon, currently 386 foreign companies trade on the organized exchanges and 2,388 trade on the OTC markets. With such a wide universe, US investors can cast a wide net to identify potential investment opportunities. Many high-quality large cap multinationals such as Total. …
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Dividend-paying stocks can implify returns in the long run due to the effect of compounding. The total return is boosted by reinvesting dividends in addition to any returns due to price aprpeciation. Generally the longer the longer the holding period the higher the return. Stocks that grow dividends yield even higher returns due to the above …
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Stocks in the consumer staples sector offer stability and steady growth. They are especially attractive during turbulent market conditions. As the name implies companies in this sector produce goods that consumers buy regardless of the economic conditions. Household products like toothpaste, food items, cleaning products, hygiene items, shampoo and even beer are good examples of consumer …
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Lazard’s Ryan: Why I’m maxing out my emerging market exposure (FE Trustnet) Don’t ‘set and forget’: Proper asset allocation is key to investment returns (Financial Post) Tulips and stocks: Don’t succumb to their charms (The Globe and Mail) Portugal: Out of the bailout, out of the woods? (Deutsche Welle) The Japanese Economy: Will It Revive If …
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