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Breaking the Home Country Bias
We see the benefits of diversification in many places, like nature and society. On the former, genetic diversification allows populations to effectively adapt to changing environments and improve their odds of fighting disease. As for societal benefits, these include individuals gaining new ways to solve complex problems, the acceptance of differing opinions and perspectives and the promotion of respect for others.
Learn More about Breaking the Home Country BiasInvestment Strategy: “Random Gleanings on a Nothing Week”
I titled Friday’s MorningTack “Nothing From Nothing,” which was a 1974 hit song by Billy Preston. As scribed last Friday: We entered this week with my short-term indicators suggesting the stock market was not going to do much this week since on a trading basis the stock market was out of internal energy. So far, that’s been a pretty good short-term trading call since the S&P 500 closed last Friday (4-12-19) at 2907.41 and yesterday closed at 2900.45.
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That's a Wrap
US earnings season has essentially wrapped up with ~90% of S&P 500 companies having reported first quarter results as of the end of last week. The quarter did not offer many surprises as we saw the typical earnings and sales upside surprises.
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We have seen a string of initial public offerings (IPOs) so far this year including the likes of Lyft (LYFT-US), Zoom Video Communications (ZM-US) and Pinterest (PINS-US), and expect more to come in 2019.
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Raymond James Ltd. Announces Launch of Quebec Trust Company Subsidiary to Add Trust Company Services To Its Full Service Offering for Quebec Clients
Raymond James Ltd., the Canadian arm of North American investment dealer Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), today announced it has submitted an application to establish a provincially regulated trust company based in Montreal, Quebec, pending regulatory approval. The new subsidiary will be named Raymond James Trust (Quebec).
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