Canada vs. the U.S.: Whose retirement grass is greener? (Financial Post) The Christian Ethic… (The Hindu) The economic miracle that isn’t  …On South Africa (Le monde) How much do you know about ‘the Stans’ of central Asia? – quiz (The Guardian) Progressive Finnish fines for traffic tickets? (Marginal Revolution) Many investors could do more to reduce their taxes (Vanguard Blog) …

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Standard Charterd Bank plc (SCBFF) missed first quarter profit estimates. Commerzabnk plans to issue more shares to raise €1.4 billion in capital. Proifits at British supermakets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons projected to fall further (April 25, 2015). BP’s profit falls by 20%. Daimler posts record sales and profits. Bankia posts first-quarter profits. Canadian Auto parts maker Magna(MGA) continues to …

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Why International Diversification Matters Today (Blackrock) No-one has ever made real money following the crowd (MoneyWeek) Switzerland is ‘world’s happiest’ country in new poll (BBC) What professions are oversaturated? (Marginal Revolution) Significant Slip—or Just a Blip—in Emerging Markets’ Foreign Exchange Reserves? (Mark Mobius) The case for index-fund investing (Vanguard) The psychology of market highs (Fidelity, UK) A Stagnating Minimum …

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Buying Better:The Impossible Challenge of Ethical Shopping (Der Spiegel) An unusual UK recovery and the public debt (Invesco, UK) Demographic trends (Fidelity) Now that the annual ritual of tax season nightmare for Americans is over its time to consider The Importance of Tax-Efficient Investing (Charles Schwab) for next year. Also see How to Cut the Tax on Your Investments (WSJ) Oil …

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Is Germany’s big export surplus a problem? (Deutsche Welle) Stuck in low global growth and India overtaking China – is this the ‘new normal’ (The Guardian) US Equities outlook – Where do we go from here? (Money Observer) Europe turning the corner (Fidelity) Mastering Global Diversification: What the Masters Tells Us About the Markets (Charles Schwab) Should …

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