We hope this post finds our Canadian and American readers enjoying their Independence Day weekend. It’s important to step back and remember the freedoms we often take for granted. Not everyone is s...
China’s manufacturing activity grew faster than expected in June 2017. According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 51.7...
A consensus is building that the major central banks are about to embark on monetary tightening. The era of low interest rates maybe over. All central banks have a primary mandate to set policy so tha...
Monogram Residential Trust (MORE) announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by a newly formed perpetual life fund, Greystar Growth and Income Fund, in a transacti...
One of the key indicators we track in our bond strategy analysis is global sovereign bond market breadth. This simply captures the proportion of global government bond yields which are trending up/d...
Precious metals mining companies are not income companies. In other words, the investors hunting for dividend-generating picks should forget about the precious metals sector. However, there are exce...
I’m getting a lot of questions about real estate right now and, specifically, about whether REITs are as “bad” as many investors think when rates are rising. Nope. In fact, the right REITs can...
Shares of industrial goods manufacturer United Technologies Corporation (UTX – Free Report) scaled a new 52-week high of $123.15 yesterday, before closing the trading session a tad lower at ...
Written by The Acquirer’s Multiple One of the cheapest stocks in our box is Cisco Systems, Inc.(Nasdaq:CSCO). Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco) designs and sells a range of products, provides ser...
Does Money Motivate? It is generally accepted that money is a motivator; if you link pay to performance, performance will improve. For that reason, many people’s salaries vary with their performan...