One of the key factors for success with investing in equities is to distribute one’s assets across many asset classes, sectors and regions. Diversification is the simplest and cheapest way to reduce risk for retail investors. Today’s winners in the market can become tomorrow’s losers. Or to put it another way, a winner in one …
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Diversification is one of the simplest way to achieve success with investing in the equity markets. Diversification works especially in the long run since different assets perform differently even during the same economic conditions. At a global level, emerging markets may have a great due to local and other factors while developed markets may underperform. …
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Investing in many European equities involve a tax called Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). This tax was implemented in some countries in Europe after the Financial crisis of 2008-09. In the basic sense, FTT is a levy or duty charged just for the privilege of transacting in certain financial securities including stocks. The following chart shows which …
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The Top 50 Most Valuable Brands in Latin America for 2020 is shown in the graphic below. The most valuable brand in the continent is Brazilian banking group Bradesco(BBD). Corona beer is the top brand in Mexico. In Peru, BCP bank (BAP) is among the top 3 brands. Similarly in Colombia, Bancolombia(CIB) is also a …
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Technology stocks are on a tear the past few years. In 2019, the NASDAQ index rose over 35%. With the arrival of the pandemic in 2020, the NASDAQ shot up again by over 43%. It remains to be by much it will grow this year. The top five companies – Facebook(FB), Apple(AAPL), Amazon(AMZN), Microsoft(MSFT) and …
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