The Euro is the second most important and powerful currency in the world. I had bookmarked the below infographic on the Euro many months ago. The Euro has made life simpler and European economies much efficient. With the introduction of Euro many years ago, no longer one had to worry about converting to various currencies …
Dividends play a critical role in the long-term returns of equities. Stocks that pay dividends are ideal investment vehicles for building wealth over many years or decades. Generally dividend payers tend to raise dividends occasionally if not consistently each year. So dividend yields of even 2% as a starting point can lead to substantial growth …
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Russia is one of the world’s major oil producers and exporters. Much of Europe including the economic engine Germany depend on Russian oil. Among the emerging markets China is a major consumer of Russian oil. The following infographic shows additional insights on the dependency of other countries for crude oil from Russia: Click to enlarge …
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The Covid-19 pandemic showed the critical importance of the global pharmaceutical industry. Unlike other industries, drug companies both large and small swing into action in their quest for the discovery of a covid vaccine. The industry deserves credit for the successful discovery of a vaccine and saving the humanity. With that said, its been a …
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One of the main factors that is important for success with investing in equities is the art of diversification and having patience. Diversification can be achieved in many ways such as spreading over one’s assets over different asset classes, countries, regions, sectors, etc. The benefits of this strategy was widely made popular with the Callan …