Investing in emerging stocks can yield higher returns than developed stocks. As the name implies, companies in emerging countries have plenty of room for growth whereas companies in the developed world mostly operate in a saturated market. Not all developed companies can be successful by moving into emerging markets. In fact, only some of the …
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The Australian stock market has performed well so far this year. The benchmark S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Index is up 5.77% on a price basis and 9.67% on a total return basis YTD. Due to the fall in commodity prices the index has not regained the level reached before the global financial crisis. However the long-term return …
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Diversification is an important strategy to follow when investing in equity markets. It is especially important for retail investors who can least afford to lose hard-earned money. To be sure even professional money managers who run other people’s money for a living use diversification to reduce risks. For example, many equity mutual fund managers hold …
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The largest Brazilian firms by revenues that appeared in the Fortune Global 500 list for 2012 are listed below: Source: Fortune Global 500, Fortune The current dividend yields of some of these firms trading on the US markets are shown below: 1.Company: Petrobras (PBR) Current Dividend Yield: 6.44% Sector: Oil and gas 2. Banco do Brasil …
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Japanese stocks have had an incredible run so far this year. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index is up 32.7% as May 1st. Compared to this, only a few of the developed indices are up by double digit percentages. The year-to-date (YTD) performance of major developed indices as of May 1st are listed below: DAX: 4.0% …
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