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The issue of percentages comes up almost every time we talk about any kind of numerical data. This is especially true in the investment world where people generally tend to talk in terms of percentage gains and losses - rather than the absolute values. That’s simply because it’s easier to interpret financial changes on […]
Add to: del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo MyWeb | Google | Netscape | StumbleUpon More than a month ago, I discussed certain features of my slow but steady investing progress, and expressed concerns over owning two different ETFs that essentially track the same markets (EEM - iShares Emerging Markets ETF and VWO - Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF).
At that time, a few readers suggested that I should choose VWO […]
A few days ago, this news on BBC just wouldn’t let me concentrate elsewhere (source):
Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate slowed in August to 6,592.8% from July’s record of 7,634.8%, according to the Central Statistical Office (CSO).
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At the end of August, President Mugabe introduced jail terms of up to six months for anyone caught trying to […]
Presenting the Hemline Theory of stock market performance.
According to Reuters:
Lower hemlines are coming back in fashion for spring and that could spell bad news for the U.S. stock market.
The higher the hemlines, the better the outlook for stocks, according to a popular, but frequently disputed, theory. When hemlines drop, watch out — the Dow Jones […]
Nearly four months ago, I mentioned that my portfolio contained about 98% of cash and that I intended to make some efforts towards changing the situation. Now, after some agonizingly slow progress, I have managed to take some concrete steps towards that.
Things started to take shape after I finally (successfully) opened a brokerage account […]
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