Tag: innovation
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Why the U.S. Stock Market Is Crushing Europe in 2024
in Stock MarketThe different performance between the European and U.S. stock market. Over the past 12 months, the U.S. stock market, as represented by the S&P 500, has increased more than 30%, demonstrating great economic momentum and investor confidence. On the other hand, the European market has lagged significantly, with the iShares STOXX Europe 600 ETF (IEUR)…
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How Globalization Shapes Income Inequality: Lessons from History and Modern Trends
in OpinionPoints in this article: Making money is a talent like many others People have many different talents and attributes. Some people are amazing artists, others are great at sports, some women might be extraordinarily attractive and they know how to leverage their looks, and some people are good at the game of making money. However,…
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Elon Musk and Starlink, Masters of the Universe
in Stock MarketThis week United Airlines and Air France, announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi on every plane, joining Qatar and Hawaiian Airlines. Very soon, Wi-Fi will be a staple in every major airline in the world. This is in addition to many cruise ship companies and hundreds of private yacht and commercial boats already using…
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From the Roman Empire to Today: How the U.S. Became the World’s Economic Leader
in OpinionFor the past 20 years that I have been investing in the stock market, I’ve learned from numerous finance books and blogs that the best way to grow and preserve capital is to diversify across different types of securities (bonds, stocks, cash, etc.) and, within the equity portion of the portfolio, to diversify globally. Forget…
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Global Diversification Is A myth
in Stock MarketWhy I am giving up on global diversification and putting all my money in the U.S. stock market. Early in my journey as an investor, I was led to believe that the smartest thing I could do for my portfolio was to diversify globally. So, I did. I had a bit of everything in my…
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NVIDIA passed the 3 trillion mark and is more valuable than Apple
in Stock MarketThat’s of no surprise, ever since the death of Steve Jobs, Apple has lost it’s innovation edge. Tim Cook is a great operator who has taken Steve Jobs legacy as far as could, but Tim Cook is not Jobs. For those of us who own at least a little bit of NVIDIA, let’s open that…