In an article in December last year I wrote why U.S. investors may want to diversify by holding foreign stocks. Quoting from that piece: For example, though the U.S. stocks have done very well in 2013 and this year, there is no guarantee they will continue to outperform other markets in the future. No country has been …
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European equity indices have outperformed their American peers so far this year unlike last year when the S&P 500 was the winner. Compared to the S&P 500’s year-to-date return of -0.9% as of Mar 11th, the returns of major European indices are listed below: UK’s FTSE 100: 2.4 % France’s CAC 40: 17.0 % Germany’s DAX …
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The global list of Multi-National Companies(MNCs) are dominated by American and European firms. These mega corporations have revenues in the billions and employ thousands of workers in countries outside of their home countries. Based on revenues some of the firms are bigger than the economies of small and medium size countries. In the global marketplace firms compete fiercely …
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One of the topics I have written before many times is about investors trying to time the market.You can some of find those articles here and here and here and here. This strategy is never a good idea and always leads to investors losing out on returns. Investing in equity markets involves the risk of losing money …
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In 2014, the U.S. equity markets had an excellent year with the S&P 500 rising 13.69% including dividends. This year the performance of the index has been average so far. Since the lows attained during the Global Financial Crisis in 2009 the S&P 500 has shot up and has more than doubled. From 2009 thru 2014 except …
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