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Relative Performance of Equities to Commodities The above chart shows cyclical moves in commodities relative to investing in the S&P 500 , which can lead to potential investment opportunities in commodities. The periods 1970-1974, 1987-1990 and 1998-2008 show outperformance of commodities relative to the S&P 500 on the order of 800% occur with cyclical regularity. Today’s geopolitical and economic conditions are deteriorating exacerbated by the US-China trade war and Hong Kong protests which are accelerating the reallocation to commodity. Participating in this asset class transition could lead to dramatic investment performance outcomes that could impact investors and their lifestyles like those previous periods 1970-1974, 1987-1990 and 1998-2008 which encompassed four historic equity bear markets and commodity rallies. Figure 2.  Soybean growing/export seasons (Brazil vs US) Price Dynamics of Commodities Each commodity has different price dynamics and co...

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Below is the ranking of " Quality of Life Index " from " Mapping the World's Prices 2019 " research paper published by Deutsche Bank.  The ranking is based on the following factors: Purchasing Power Index  Safety Index  Health Care Index  Cost of Living Index  Property Price to Income Ratio  Traffic Commute Time Index  Pollution Index Climate Index  Want to live abroad but aren't ready to sacrifice your quality of life? These countries offer a higher standard of living at a discount based an article on Forbes— Top 8 Cheapest Places To Live Well Overseas In 2019 : Lisbon, portugal Abruzzo, Italy Cali, Colombia Santo Domingo, Dominican Placencia, Belize Durango City, Mexico Da Nang, Vietnam Chiang Mai, Thailand

My wild Irish Rose,  the sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere,  but none can compare with my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose,  the dearest flower that grows, And some day for my sake,  she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose,  the sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere,  but none can compare with my wild Irish Rose. My wild Irish Rose,  the dearest flower that grows, And some day for my sake,  she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose. Yes some day for my sake,  she may let me take the bloom from my wild Irish Rose. Songwriters: Mervyn Allan / Pd Traditional My Wild Irish Rose lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc

Video 1.   Demis Roussos - "Come, Waltz with Me" (YouTube link ) Come walk with me and  let go of the way you are going Come talk to me and  I'll tell you what's really worth knowing Life's much too good,  my friend. Don't let it end. Come dance with me and  I'll give you a gift worth giving Take a chance with me and  I'll show you a life that's worth living Life's much too good,  my friend. Don't let it end. Come waltz with me and  let go of the way you are going Come talk to me and  I'll tell you what's really worth knowing Life's much too good,  my friend. Don't let it end. Come dance with me and  I'll give you a gift worth giving Take a chance with me and  I'll show you a life that's worth living Life's much too good,  my friend. Don't let it end. Songwriters:  Dmitri Dmitrijewitsch Schostakowitsch John O C W Ewbank Bert Gijsbertus C...

The VIX-index is a measure of implied volatility in the S&P 500 and is often referred to as a fear index.  CDX.NA.IG is a credit default swap-index consisting of 125 North American investment grade companies and the S&P 500 is a stock index consisting of the 500 largest companies in USA. In [1], authors use ordinary least square (OLS) regression to study if VIX can be explained by CDS and S&P 500. and find that the VIX ,  CDX.NA.IG  (will be referred as CDX in this article for short) and  S&P 500  have a high correlation. Figure 1.   A mean-reverting pattern of inverse relationship of VIX and S&P 500 played out cleanly in 2022. VIX VIX  is measured as the weighted 30-day implied standard derivation of annual changes in S&P 500.  For example if the value of VIX is 20, then S&P 500 is expected to increase or decrease by 20% over the next year. [2]   This will be true in 68% of the cases, because stand...