This weekend’s announcement that a much-awaited bailout of Cyprus will include a levy on bank deposits of all sizes reminds us that the European policymakers still know how to shoot…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged equities, European Central Bank, European Union, global investing, investing, investment portfolio, investor
FundFire, citing 2013 as the year of international equities and shedding of home bias, recently reported that institutional investors are increasingly turning to active global ex-U.S. strategies (Int’l Markets Nudge…
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Posted in Retirement
Tagged 401(k), active management, global investing, retirement
I am often asked what keeps me up at night. I used to respond, “My children” but they are actually sleeping quite comfortably these days. My colleague Art Steinmetz, perhaps…
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Posted in Investing
Tagged asset allocation, bonds, diversification, global investing, investment portfolio, stocks
GrowthSpotting: The Art of Global Investing This series cuts through market noise to explore what we believe are the most relevant and inevitable global trends for investors seeking growth. In…
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Posted in Investing
Tagged equities, equity, global investing, GrowthSpotting, stocks
Italy’s recent election has garnered a lot of attention from the media and investors, and justifiably so. The results – a hung parliament, a political party run by an ex-comedian…
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Posted in Global Economy
Tagged Eurozone, foreign currencies, global investing, Italy, politics