ETFs and individual stocks are two ways to gain gain exposure to foreign utilities. However ETFs may not be necessarily the best way in foreign utilities. In this post lets why individual stocks may be better than going with the ETFs available in the market. The three ETFs available to invest in foreign utilities are: …
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The table below lists the top 20 global drug companies based on sales in 2009: [TABLE=697] Source: Contract Pharma Otsuka, Gilead and Mylan are new to this list. Half of the companies ranked 11-20 are based in Japan. Though currently ranked at number 13, Israel-based Teva (TEVA), the world’s largest generic drug maker, has revenue …
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I came across this interesting story at The Global and Mail site. From “The ‘blazingly simple,’ must-have portfolio: “About 10 years ago, retired political science professor Mike Henderson singled out these companies for the essential roles they play in the Canadian economy. He then invested in each of them for the core of the retirement …
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The EU and IMF are expected to approve a bailout package worth billions of Euros to Ireland next week. The Irish banking system is especially in need of capital injections despite billions already pumped into them by the Irish government. Similar to most U.S. banks, Irish banks also recklessly lent funds heavily to the real …
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The OECD released its latest report on the Economic Outlook for OECD countries yesterday. From the report: “Economic activity in OECD countries will gradually pick up steam over the coming two years, but the recovery will be uneven and unemployment will remain persistently high, according to the OECD’s latest Economic Outlook. Gross domestic product (GDP) across …
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