BMC Insights Blog

I’m posting a link to a timely piece put out by Fidelity Management & Research Co.  It assesses the various contributions to Real GDP Growth by determining if growth was driven by personal consumption, business investment, net exports, etc. and what the trend has been over previous quarters.

How many people out there, feel they don’t understand the “basics” of investing?  Even the word “basic” is elusive to most. 

Great article about Germany, the European Union’s most industrious member, and their recent GDP numbers… growth for the country was 2.2% for Q2 (annualized rate of 9%), according to The Economist.

Here is an encouraging article regarding venture activity in the area according to a report out by VentureSource:

I’m posting an e-mail I received this morning about what the CFA Institute has been lobbying for with regards to relevant financial regulatory reform. 

This is a great article from Morningstar about “Understanding Currency Risk”.  In my reviews with clients I am constantly discussing the currency risk exposure we have in some of our investments.