I came across the below funny infographic on European stereotypes by story teller and magician Yanko Tsvetkov based Atlas of Prejudice. Southern Europe has good cuisine while places like UK is not known for any good cuisine. Click to enlarge Source: Atlas of Prejudice by Yanko Tsvetkov
Emerging markets offer some of the top investment opportunities in the world of overseas markets. However they come with more risk than developed market equities. For investors able to withstand the sometimes stomach churning volatility emerging markets can offer excellent returns. The following chart shows the returns of emerging market country returns from 2007 to …
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The universe of foreign stocks available for investment is huge relative to the US market. Thousands of firms trade on a range of markets from other developed countries to emerging and frontier markets. Foreign equity markets are also less concentrated than the US markets and hence offer excellent opportunities for stock pickers. In addition, going …
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One of the sectors that offers steady income and growth is the defense sector. Unlike other sectors such as utilities or industrials, defense industry is unique in that much of the future business depends on the federal budget. So this creates a cloud of uncertainty over defense stocks. However the good news is usually requested …
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The US equity markets have had another excellent year with the S&P 500 on track to close out 2021 with a total return of over 29%. This is the 3rd year in a row the index has shot up by double digit percentage points. It remains to be seen if the bull market will continue …
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