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Many investors, both in the US and abroad, make a common mistake: they typically are too home-country focused.
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Globalization—love it or hate it—is happening, but technology can help foster better communication.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 12/14/2011 |
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What role does the brain play in the weight loss struggle?
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 12/06/2011 |
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Is the Stop Online Piracy Act's (SOPA) proposed solutions the best way to address copyright infringement issues?
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 11/25/2011 |
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Some investors think it's better to be safe and sit in cash or bonds in all situations, despite history and extensive data showing stocks are typically the better option.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 11/16/2011 |
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In investing, fear often drives investor behavior during times of heightened market volatility.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 11/09/2011 |
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Lately, political theater has taken front and center on the global stage.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 11/04/2011 |
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When trends finally run their course, the fallout can be catastrophic.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 11/01/2011 |
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Speech recognition technically isn’t a new technology—some form of it has been around since the 1960s. But what’s amazing is how much the technology has evolved and improved since then.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 10/25/2011 |
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 10/12/2011 |
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Water. Scientifically, it’s two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen, the building block of life. But in today’s high-tech, consumer-oriented culture, it’s so much more.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 10/06/2011 |
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 10/04/2011 |
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As more people shop online, many independent retailers have closed, becoming victims of technology—but a new study suggest the Internet may now be helping small businesses
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/30/2011 |
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For investors attempting to forecast the earnings potential of energy investments, understanding the regulatory environment and the likelihood (and direction) of future legislative changes is of paramount importance.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/28/2011 |
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Like it or not, humans are emotional when it comes to investing.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/27/2011 |
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The US now makes up only about a quarter of the world's GDP and less than half of world market capitalization, meaning events in other countries have a pronounced effect in the US.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/21/2011 |
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Innovation oftentimes comes from unexpected places. This is especially true in medical advancements.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/15/2011 |
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/12/2011 |
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In less than a decade, social media has advanced from a platform for sharing idle chit-chat to a means for sharing news, product reviews, recommendations and more—and it has become a big part of the battle for consumer attention (and dollars). It also shows just how fast technology can evolve.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 09/08/2011 |
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Most don’t think about the infrastructure and maintenance required to supply our homes with the services we use every day. But the ongoing work and mainly behind-the-scenes politics required to keep utilities services affordable to most is fascinating to learn.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 08/12/2011 |
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A lesson we can take from the Beckhams is that fleeting fame, if opportunistically channeled into the rights kinds of entrepreneurship, can yield long-term financial success.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 08/08/2011 |
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Addiction is a fascinating subject; studies show drug experimentation often starts in adolescence when the human brain is still developing and, by reasonable conjecture, is more malleable—rendering users more susceptible to dependence.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 08/03/2011 |
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Pizza may very well be one of the greatest foods ever invented. But for most of the world, pizza wouldn't be as prevalent if restaurants weren't able to get the necessary ingredients like flour, salt and cheese--mostly provided by food companies and distributors.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 08/01/2011 |
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Advancement in reconstructive knee surgery is welcome news to athletes and everyday people alike.
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| | By Fisher Investments Stafff, 07/29/2011 |
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You may have heard of them, but what are they?
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/27/2011 |
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In the midst of all the debt ceiling debates and worries about jobs, a lot of good news tends to be overlooked—like the fact US non-financial companies' earnings are healthy and beating expectations.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/26/2011 |
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For investors in pharmaceutical companies, there’s been no avoiding recent news about upcoming patent expirations. This so-called “patent cliff” has some worried that earnings in this typically defensive sector may face headwinds in coming years. But offsetting this risk are two key elements.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/25/2011 |
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The debt ceiling debate continues in Washington with developments happening daily, but Fisher Investments believes the impact on capital markets and the global economy will likely be minimal.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/22/2011 |
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It's no secret social networking is on the rise. And many business have been quick to make use of the sites.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/21/2011 |
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Greece has made headlines again—the EU has reached a deal on supplying the troubled PIIGS country with more financing to avoid a debt default and possible European financial contagion.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/20/2011 |
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Apple today released their newest operating system for their line of personal home computers. Highly anticipated by the tech community, Lion is the first operating system offered by a major company that can be downloaded and installed online.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/19/2011 |
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Worries about government debt, in the US and overseas, seem to be taking a life of their own recently. But a look at history actually shows debt issues have always cropped up time and again, and Fisher Investments believes the world economy is arguably better off today than it was decades ago.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/18/2011 |
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The world is becoming increasingly globalized and interconnected, and Fisher Investments believes this is a good thing.
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| | By Fisher Investments Staff, 07/15/2011 |
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Fisher Investments has always recognized the importance of technology when it comes to investing and highlights the advancements in the industry in the sector guide Fisher Investments on Technology
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