Infographic: Why Invest in Foreign Stocks
I have written many times about the reasons to invest internationally. I came across the following infographic that shows some of the reasons: Click to enlarge Source: OppenheimerFunds
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WSJ: Foreign Stock Look Cheaper Than U.S. Stocks
The S&P 500 is up by 2.40% year-to-date on price return basis. Many developed European markets are ahead of the U.S. as listed below: UK’s FTSE 100: 6.4% France’s CAC 40: 18.1% Germany’s DAX Index: 16.8% Spain’s IBEX35 Index: 10.8% Among the emerging markets, China’s Shanghai Composite is up by an astonishing 37.3% so far.Brazil’s …
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When Building a Portfolio of Individual Stocks Diversification is Very Important
Investing in individual stocks is the most common way for investors to build a portfolio. However individual stocks are inherently risky to hold for a variety of reasons. Some of the risks with holding stocks include: There is no guarantee that a would an investors would go up. It is perfectly possible for any stock …
Buying Biotech Stocks? Be Cautious.
Biotech stocks are hot again this year as investors hope for spectacular gains like last year. In 2014, biotech stocks returned more than 34%. While the NASDAQ is up by 7.5% year-to-date (YTD) the NYSE Arca Biotech Index has shot up by 19.2% YTD. The following chart shows the 10-year price return of the largest biotech ETF – iShares …
Annual Turnover of U.S. Stocks Remains High
In 2010 I wrote an article on the continued decline in holding periods of stocks globally. In that article I included the following chart that shows the average holding period for a given stock on the NYSE: Click to enlarge Source: Stock Holding Periods Growing Shorter On this week’s The Intelligent Investor column, Jason Zweig …
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