One of the critical factors that determines success with equity investing is the ability to stay invested not only during bull markets but also during bear markets. As the saying goes time in the market is important than timing the market This is because bear markets are followed by bull markets and vice versa, More …
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Germany is considered as the economic powerhouse of Europe for good reason. The country is centrally located in Europe and half of the EU population lives easily reachable from German borders as shown in the below map: Click to enlarge Source: Economic Overview Germany, Germany Trade and Invest
Germany generated more than 50% of its electricity from renewal energy sources in the first quarter of 2020 according to Destatis. Windpower accounted for the majority of the renewal energy produced. Solar amounted to about 5% of the renewable energy sources. In the conventional energy source, coal is still the king accounting for 22% followed …
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In the short-term stocks can be volatile and can yield negative or low returns. However in the long run especially measured in years or decades stocks usually tend to produce a positive return. This is true in most equity markets of the world including the benchmark of Germany, the DAX Index. According to a research …
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The Top 10 Trading Partners of Germany in 2019 are shown in the chart below. According to The Federal Statistics Office (Destatis), China was the most important trading partner of Germany in 2019 for the fourth consecutive year. China was also the top import source country for Germany and the 3rd main export market for …
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