Stuart Porter will discuss investment opportunities in energy such as oil and gas as well as renewables. Mr. Porter will talk about energy pricing and US shale production, the energy renaissance in North America versus conditions in the rest of the world, and the role of technology in the energy sector. In addition to more traditional energy sources, Mr. Porter will also address the opportunity around renewables. Bottom line, the session will focus on one question: How do you make money in energy? Session includes Q&A with the audience.
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Mutual Fund Basics: GenNext
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This useful guide describes everything young and first-time investors would want to know about mutual funds, from selecting a fund, sales charge and other costs to identifying the right fund manager and more.
It has been called one of the “greatest technological breakthroughs since the Internet.”1 It also has been called “a black hole” into which a consumer’s money could just disappear.
Investment Update: Separating Signal from Noise
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It’s a bit early for Halloween, but the equity markets have been scary over the past few weeks and months. Fear is problematic, particularly when it comes to investing in equities.There are currently two macro-driven events affecting the equity markets: the impact of the Greek debt crisis on the Eurozone’s recovery and implications of China’s stock market rout for global growth. This article separates fact from fiction and alleviates some of the fears investors have in the current state of the equity market.
The Export-Import Bank: Why it still matters
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The Export-Import Bank was created in February 1934, as part of the New Deal, to finance trade with the newly established Soviet Union. A second bank was created a month later to finance trade with Cuba and shortly thereafter expanded to include all countries with the exception of the Soviet Union. Congress passed legislation to combine the two banks in 1935. They also granted the unified bank more powers along with more capital.
Today even very young companies are often international — many entrepreneurial ventures are “born global” in terms of their supply chain or customer base. However, there comes a time when an entrepreneur will decide to make the push into an overseas market in a more formal way, working to establish a presence in that jurisdiction. In fact, a study in April 2015 revealed that 84 percent of companies are expected to focus on their M&A strategy for overseas expansion in the next 12 months.