Consider Recycling Money From US Stocks Into Canada and Europe

U.S. stocks had a great run in 2013 with the S&P 500 index returning 30%. Most of the S&P sectoral indices including the financials performed very well. After such strong gains, the general consensus among professional money managers now is that equity returns will be good but not great this year. Any investors would agree that …

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High-Fructose Corn Syrup Producers By Country

High-Fructose Corn Syrup(HFCS) is used as a substitute for sugar. Since sugar prices are usually high compared to HFCS, HFCS is used by makers of food products in order to reduce cost. For example, Coca Cola (KO) in the U.S. does not contain sugar but only HFCS. As a result Coke tastes different compared to …

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On The Financial Alchemy of U.S. Companies

The definition of alchemy according to Mirriam-Webster: a science that was used in the Middle Ages with the goal of changing ordinary metals into gold. a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way. U.S. companies are desperately trying to show earnings growth measured in terms of earnings per …

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