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Opening your search for yield to the closed-end fund market
In a world characterized by low yields, low economic growth, and low expected returns, many closed-end funds offer distinctive features that may be particularly suited to address these challenges.
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U.K. multinationals are poised to ride out the Brexit
While the Brexit will likely weigh on the U.K. economy, the impact on U.K.-based multinationals will be much less pronounced—and recent volatility may have created opportunities.
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What older investors can learn from millennials
It has become a common refrain that younger investors are unduly averse to investing in stocks. Data on 401(k) participants not only dispels this notion, but shows that millennials are far more likely than older investors to hold an age-appropriate amount of equities.
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Asset class roundup, beginning with an economic case study in Canada
If Canada is a window into emerging economies, which are more opaque than their more mature counterparts, then the developing world is in better shape than the consensus would have us believe.
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Why strong ESG practices can offer companies a competitive advantage
Sustainable investing was once considered a niche corner of the investment universe. But the reality is that corporate performance, investment performance, and ESG issues are inextricably linked.
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U.S. mid-cap stocks are flourishing in the shadows
Mid-cap stocks typically combine the most attractive attributes of large and small companies, but they are often underrepresented in portfolios—this despite a history of outperformance over the past 25 years, often with less risk.
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Brexit could be a game changer for the United Kingdom and Europe
The consequences of the U.K.’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union are likely to be far reaching, from a flight to quality in financial markets to the heightened risk of a U.K. recession.
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Brexit's immediate implications foreshadow longer-term consequences
Brexit won’t be an unmitigated disaster for the United Kingdom, but it will certainly be negative. The impact on the rest of the EU, and therefore the global economy, may well be even bigger.
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Brexit: if you're not at the table, you're on the menu
The EU is by no means perfect. While membership poses some significant challenges for the United Kingdom, its best and most likely bet is to try to reform from within.
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ESG investing: from niche player to mainstream approach
From its humble beginnings some 40 years ago, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has come into the mainstream among the investing public as well as the financial industry.
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