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Global investors tend to avoid the Japanese stock despite the country having one of the largest economies in the world. I have also ignored Japan for many years now. However in recent months I have been looking more deeply into the Japanese equity market for potential investment opportunities. From the Ahead of the Tape column …
Regional banks have recovered strongly and are performing much better than the four banks. According to a recent article in the journal regionals are increasing lending and accordingly earnings are growing rapidly. The 4th quarter 2012 earnings reported so far by some of these banks are cheering investors who are bidding up the stocks prices. …
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Consumer staples, utilities, healthcare, etc. are considered as defensive sectors since people need them regardless of the state of the economy. Hence allocating a portion of one’s portfolio to these sectors is always a good idea.During volatile market conditions these stocks not only offer some stability to a portfolio but also offer growth with decent dividend yields …
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