Customer Concentration: Why All The Fuss?

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Google would not oppose any moves by the government to tighten up the tax regimes that has allowed it to use Bermuda as a tax haven, its executive chairman Eric Schmidt said on Monday. Speaking at Cambridge University, the chief of the world’s biggest search engine reiterated his position that Google would abide by any changes the UK imposed: “Our tax strategy is that whatever the tax regime, we would pay that.”

By Dorsey Wright Money Management: Our separate account portfolios are quite concentrated, typically only 20-25 stocks at one time. Having a concentrated portfolio creates a little bit of additional volatility, but it also increases the odds that a strong performer will have an outsized positive impact on the account.

In volatile markets, small stocks typically lag larger companies as investors flee what they perceive to be risk. However, this love affair with large-caps is generally short lived as investors return to the beaten-up small caps when the turmoil subsides.

We are happy to present yet another guest feature by our by now regular contributor Dr. Sam Subramanian from alphaprofit.com: Emerging Markets: Investment Choices and Risks Sam Subramanian During the global recession, equities in emerging nations declined more than those in developed nations. From its high in 2007 to the low in 2008, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM) declined 67% compared to the 62% decline in iShares MSCI EAFE Index ETF (EFA).