Surges in the Tokyo market rely heavily on speculative activities by foreign capital amid the yen's depreciation, with foreign investors accounting for about 70 percent of the trading volume, and the rallies were largely driven by a few large-cap stocks. The market is prone to experience severe...
In 1996I documentedthat mutual funds prefer stocks with higher than average volatility, which was fine as long as I didn’t try to suggest this explain why highly volatile stocks underperform. That was crazy-talk. Back then, partial equilibrium reasons for asset price movements was simply not a...
9 International Growth ETFs These large, low-cost funds offer access to global opportunities. Jeff ReevesJan. 8, 2025 7 Best Vanguard Funds to Buy and Hold Experts recommend these low-cost, diversified funds for the core of an investment portfolio. ...
And then there's dividend-paying stocks in sectors like healthcare and A.I. which kept delivering solid returns even when the market was all over the place.Here are a few alternatives that might give you more control over your financial future and potentially more bang for your...
So the previous loan fiasco of the late 1990s led to a $200 billion dollar bailout, and was followed by an enormous economic boom. Is that so bad? And will this debt binge be any different? One other question for any China experts reading this: Are those 5% figures misprints? Most of...
People will always need certain services- so you can enjoy some level of reliability. Downside of Defensive Stocks Gains tend to be quite low during bull markets. If the timing is wrong, they may not bring you the returns you are hoping for. ...
Before it was up to 8 weeks. Now it’s 10 – 20 days (for certain products and certain suppliers). ePacket has been a lifesaver for thousands of dropshippers, but it’s still flawed at its core. First, in some countries (e.g. Canada), customers might have to pay customs duty on...
But it’s even worse for the structuralists, far worse. The banking crisis itself was roughly two thirds caused by the fall in NGDP expectations. So if there’s no nominal shock, then the real shock is also much smaller. Thus whatever small part of the recession is real, is itself 2/...
For every 100 people who quit their jobs to trade stocks, perhaps one has properly prepared.But should you consider us too negative on the prospect, there are times when, despite the risks, it might make sense for certain individuals to make the transition. The key is to ensure that you ...
Other asset classes like real estate, stocks, and other countries' treasuries are far riskier compared to U.S. debt. Forex reserve money is not spare cash to be gambled away in risky securities for want of higher returns. Another option for China is to use the dollars elsewhere. For examp...