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The Importance of Rebalancing Your Portfolio
Rebalancing your portfolio means bringing the portfolio back to the asset allocation levels specified in the financial plan. Not rebalancing can expose you to higher risk.
Looking for Dividends? Stay Away from the Utilities and REITs
What makes the utilities unattractive is the fact that interest rates will likely be rising soon. The utilities require a huge amount of infrastructure.
Increased Life Expectancy Means A Longer Investment Horizon
Increased life expectancy means a longer investment horizon. With life expectancy increasing, young investors should invest in equities aggressively.
Basics About The Capital Gains Tax
The rates for capital gains tax depend on the asset’s holding period. If the holding period is less than one year, short-term capital gains tax is payable.
The Implications of Depreciating Latin American Currencies
Latin American currencies have depreciated against the dollar since 2014. The Argentine peso is one of the most beaten up currencies in the region, having lost 27% in this period.
Latin America Is at a Crossroads
Latin America is at a crossroads. While some economies are faring reasonably well, others are struggling to recover from slower growth since 2013.
Overview: 3 things to know about currency hedging
Your total return depends on both equity and currency returns, which are sensitive to economic, political, and market events, and fluctuate over time.
Why Millennials Hold More Cash Than Older Generations
Millennials hold more cash than older investors. Typically, younger investors can invest a higher proportion in equity—given their age and long horizon.
Why You Should Consider Buying Indian Stocks
Cheaper oil prices have helped improve India’s current account balance while also bringing down inflation from double digits in 2013 to ~5.5%.
Should Minimum Volatility Be Part of Your Core Holdings?
The minimum volatility strategy has worked very well in the last ten years. It also tends to be a less risky strategy.
What Happens to Minimum Volatility Funds When Volatility Spikes?
The potential for a downside protection and upside participation is how minimum volatility strategies have delivered strong risk-adjusted returns over the long term.
How the Brexit Vote Affected the Markets
Investors are worried about the ultimate consequences of a Brexit and whether volatility will stay high. In this series, we’ll see how you can protect your capital without compromising on returns.
Investing in Education to Reduce Poverty in Latin America
In an effort to reduce inequality and poverty in Latin America, governments there have increased education spending many times over in the last decade or so.
