The State of Israel has a population of 7.5 million. The GDP grew 0.5% in 2009 to reach about $207.0B. Just a couple of decades ago the economy of Israel used to be primary based on agriculture, clothing and other industries. However that has changed. In about twenty five years Israel has transformed its economy …
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The S&P; Russia 10 index is comprised of 10 of the largest publicly-traded Russian stocks available to foreign investors through London International Order Book (IOB) GDR Listings. As a commodity-based economy Russia presents many opportunities in the commodity sector. However as an emerging market with significant political risks, Russian equities can be highly volatile in …
In a recent article fellow blogger and portfolio manager, Roger Nusbaum noted that “it is very difficult to build an ETF portfolio that emphasizes dividend yield.” Update: Please note that Roger said the previous statement in the context of building a portfolio with ETFs at the sector level. My article below discusses about using dividend …
The auto market in the emerging countries of China and India is growing rapidly. For example, in March this year GM sold more cars in China than in the U.S. Many of the major car makers of the world are investing heavily in these countries in order to gain market share. Imitating the U.S. model, …