According to David Rosenberg of money manager Gluskin Sheff the U.S. stocks market is overvalued by 35% based on Shiller P/E ratios. The S&P 500 is up 9% YTD and most stocks have recovered strongly since the March lows of last year.The current P/E of S&P 500 is 21. However is this the time to …
Global diversification is an integral strategy of a well-built portfolio.It is even more important to make sure that diversification is done right. Australia is classified as a developed economy and its main stock market index the Australian All Ordinaries Index is part of the MSCI World Index. In contrast South Africa is considered as an …
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The Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index tracks the performance of 30 leading stocks in traded in Switzerland. The stocks in this index are selected based on float-adjusted market capitalization and average trading volume. The Top 10 components in the Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 Index are: 1. Company: Novartis AG (NVS) Sector: Health Care …
The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans 30 Index represents “30 of the largest emerging-market companies in the Industrial Metals & Mining and Mining Sectors.Stocks are selected to the index based on rankings by float-adjusted market capitalization, revenue and net profit.” The index is up about 135% as of November 30, 2009. Brazilian …
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The “Dow Jones U.S. Economic Stimulus Index” was first published in May this year to track the performance of the 50 largest U.S. companies that are expected to benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The act intends to stimulate the economy by investing about $787 B in various sectors such as …
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