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A combination of declining fertility rates and increasing life expectancy continues to fuel the rapid aging of the population.
According to a recent UN World report, the global population of people over 65 years old is expected to jump from 617 million in 2017 to 1.6 billion in 2050....
According to a recent UN World report, the global population of people over 65 years old is expected to jump from 617 million in 2017 to 1.6 billion in 2050....
After almost a decade of modest gains, emerging markets enjoyed a significant boost in 2017. Growth prospects for those developing nations are now much stronger than those for most developed markets. Even so, company share prices remain attractive.
VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MARKETS ALL CAP INDEX ETF $36 (Toronto symbol VEE; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive, Market cap: $775.7 million) provides broad exposure to companies in emerging markets.
The largest country holdings are in China (26%), Taiwan (14%), India (11%), Brazil (8%) and South Africa (7%)....
VANGUARD FTSE EMERGING MARKETS ALL CAP INDEX ETF $36 (Toronto symbol VEE; TSINetwork ETF Rating: Aggressive, Market cap: $775.7 million) provides broad exposure to companies in emerging markets.
The largest country holdings are in China (26%), Taiwan (14%), India (11%), Brazil (8%) and South Africa (7%)....
India continues its impressive expansion, and remains one of the world’s top ten fastest growing economies.
The country’s major structural reforms, such as the introduction of a nationwide goods and services tax and better funding for state-owned banks, should further speed up growth for 2018 and 2019....
The country’s major structural reforms, such as the introduction of a nationwide goods and services tax and better funding for state-owned banks, should further speed up growth for 2018 and 2019....
Base metals are highly cyclical commodities, closely tied to global economic growth. Copper, iron, zinc, nickel and aluminum are widely used in manufacturing and infrastructure development. In turn, those projects rely on steady global economic expansion.
The $1 trillion that the Trump administration proposes for infrastructure spending should boost demand for copper and other base metals....
The $1 trillion that the Trump administration proposes for infrastructure spending should boost demand for copper and other base metals....
Under pressure from shareholders and regulators, banks around the world have spent the past decade rebuilding their balance sheets, reducing costs and returning to their core banking business. After the global financial crisis of 2008/2009, much tighter government regulations, increased compliance costs and low interest rates have kept the recovery modest....
Declining fertility rates and rising life expectancies are responsible for a rapidly aging global population. In North America and Europe, the average senior retires relatively wealthy and plans to spend a significant portion of their money on staying healthy....
An investment mania usually begins as a mass attraction to a specific investment, or investment area. It often ends up including a range of investments that bear only a passing resemblance.
The current mania for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies— which we think will end badly for most investors—is grounded in several factors....
The current mania for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies— which we think will end badly for most investors—is grounded in several factors....
ISHARES MSCI JAPAN INDEX FUND $61.12 (New York Exchange symbol EWJ; buy or sell through brokers; us.ishares.com) is an ETF that tries to match the return of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Japan Index.
The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 4.6%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 2.4%; Softbank, 2.1%; Honda Motor, 1.6%; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, 1.6%; Sony Corp., 1.6%; Keyence Corp., 1.5%; Fanuc Corp., 1.3%; and KDDI Corp....
The fund’s top holdings include Toyota, 4.6%; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, 2.4%; Softbank, 2.1%; Honda Motor, 1.6%; Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, 1.6%; Sony Corp., 1.6%; Keyence Corp., 1.5%; Fanuc Corp., 1.3%; and KDDI Corp....
A: iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF, $35.29, symbol EWU on New York (Units outstanding: 72.5 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; www.ishares.com), is an ETF that invests in 109 large and mid-sized companies in the U.K.
The ETF’s top holdings are Royal Dutch Shell, HSBC Holdings, British American Tobacco plc, BP plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Diageo plc, AstraZeneca, Vodafone Group, Unilever plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group.
iShares launched the ETF on March 12, 1996....
The ETF’s top holdings are Royal Dutch Shell, HSBC Holdings, British American Tobacco plc, BP plc, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Diageo plc, AstraZeneca, Vodafone Group, Unilever plc and Reckitt Benckiser Group.
iShares launched the ETF on March 12, 1996....
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