Most of the exchange-listed foreign banks trading on the US exchanges are down so far this year in line with the overall market conditions in the equity markets. As expected, European banks are in the deep red while emerging market banks especially in Latin America have performed very well. European lender Credit Suisse(CS) is the …
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Bear markets are often the best time to invest in equities. This is because bull markets follow bear markets always. Bear markets can be considered as the duration when excesses of the previous bull markets are washed off. The following is an awesome chart that shows the US bear market lengths and the overall rise …
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Regular periodic contributions in equities can generate spectacular wealth especially over the long-term. The following chart shows the power of regular contribution. The difference in returns is indeed astonishing due to the regular investing and the effects of compounding: Click to enlarge Source: Vanguard Australia Related ETF: iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) Disclosure: No Positions
One of the best ways to build wealth with equities is to invest in growth stocks. Most growth-oriented generally do not pay any dividends as their focus is on growing. Some of the current popular growth stocks include the likes of Tesla(TSLA), Amazon(AMZN), Nvidia(NVDA), Apple(AAPL), Alphabet(GOOG), Facebook(FB), etc. However the main issue with this strategy …
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I have written many times before on the futility of market timing. The saying that time in the market is so important than timing the market couldn’t be understated. Market timing is impossible to achieve because an investor has to be right twice. Once when they sell stocks and again when they re-enter the markets. …