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A central bank is usually the designated investment manager of a country’s reserve assets. It effectively invests on behalf of the country and its citizens. Its key objective is to preserve the value of the assets and to insure against severe financial crises. Apart from safety, liquidity is also important for reserve managers, while investment return is another consideration.
Typical assets held in these reserve portfolios are secure deposits with official institutions such as the Bank for International Settlements; U.S., German or Japanese government fixed-income securities; and gold.
Globally, central banks hold on average 12% of their reserves in gold, although that varies from country to country....
Typical assets held in these reserve portfolios are secure deposits with official institutions such as the Bank for International Settlements; U.S., German or Japanese government fixed-income securities; and gold.
Globally, central banks hold on average 12% of their reserves in gold, although that varies from country to country....
One of the benefits of investing in frontier markets is their potential to get “promoted” to emerging-market status. Once this happens, a much larger pool of money generally becomes available for investment in these markets.
Recently, index provider MSCI decided to promote both Argentina and Saudi Arabia to “emerging market” status for its indexes.
Those economies are expected to join countries such as China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for 2019....
Recently, index provider MSCI decided to promote both Argentina and Saudi Arabia to “emerging market” status for its indexes.
Those economies are expected to join countries such as China, India, Brazil and South Africa in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index for 2019....
DIRECTION IBILLIONNAIRE ETF (no longer listed) aimed to replicate the largest stock holdings of a select group of 10 billionaires.
As we forecast in November 2017 for our very first issue of Best ETFs for Canadian Investors, this ETF did indeed struggle to gain traction....
As we forecast in November 2017 for our very first issue of Best ETFs for Canadian Investors, this ETF did indeed struggle to gain traction....
RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST $25 (Toronto symbol REI.UN; Aggressive Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Units o/s: 312.7 million; Market cap: $7.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 6.5; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.riocan.com) owns all or part of 267 shopping centres and other rental properties in Canada....
CP’s stock hit a new all-time high of $270 in August 2018. Even so, we think it still has more gains ahead.
The company continues to upgrade its operations, including a big investment in new grain railcars. Those investments will help it cope with rising fuel costs and bad weather....
The company continues to upgrade its operations, including a big investment in new grain railcars. Those investments will help it cope with rising fuel costs and bad weather....
To create a balanced ETF portfolio, focus on funds that hold the kind of stocks we recommend
These days, I find that more and more investors suffer from what you might call “pre-retirement financial stress syndrome.” That’s the malady that strikes when it dawns on you that you might not have enough savings to be able to earn the retirement income stream you were banking on.
I’ve written about retirement strategies many times in our newsletters....
I’ve written about retirement strategies many times in our newsletters....
When investor questions are raised about inflation, the conversation often turns toward the possibility of inflation and interest rates returning to the peaks of the 1970s and 1980s
The best ETF selection strategies will focus on well-diversified funds holding top-quality stocks
A: Fairfax Financial Holdings, $701.00, symbol FFH on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 27.8 million; Market cap: $21.1 billion; www.fairfax.ca), mainly sells insurance and reinsurance, but it also manages a large investment portfolio....