Gold has historically outperformed other assets during adverse market conditions such as political crises and recessions. This is because gold as an asset class has negative correlation to cash, treasurys, equities and other assets. Click to enlarge In addition gold has produced competitive returns over various periods relative to other assets. Source: Fear Creeps Back into …

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The US equity markets had one of the steepest falls yesterday. The market became volatile last week and culminated yesterday with the sharpest drop yet in recent years. The Dow fell over 1,100 points with a loss of 4.6%. S&P 500 also fell in tandem. In the past months, stocks made one record after another. …

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The S&P 500 fell 2.1% on Friday. In the last week, the index declined by 3.9%. The Dow also fell heavily on Friday with a loss of 668 points. These losses have investors asking serious questions like if stocks are headed for a bear market or if rising interest rates is going to push the …

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tLarge cap US firms have substantial exposure to foreign markets In fact, because many US multinationals derive a high proportion of their reviews from overseas markets some investors try to gain exposure to foreign markets by simply owning US stocks. I have never seen a chart showing the US revenue of S&P 500 firms against …

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The auto industry is one of the most important industries in the world. In developed countries such as those in Western Europe and North America, the auto industry is considered as a systematically important industry that gets bailed out even if a company goes bankrupt. However for investors the way to benefit from the industry …

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