Economy of Pakistan

Economic history First five decades Pakistan was a very poor and predominantly agricultural country when it gained independence in 1947 from Britain. Pakistan’s average economic growth rate since independence has been higher than the average growth rate of the world economy during the period. Average annual real GDP growth rates were 6.8% in the 1960s, … Read more

Stock Market

Contents1. Market place2. Trading on the stock exchange floor3. Securities. Categories of common stock3.1 Growth stocks3.2 Cyclical stocks3.3 Special situations4. Preferred stocks4.1 Bonds-corporate4.2 Bonds-U.S. government4.3 Bonds-municipal4.4 Convertible securities4.5 Option4.6 Rights4.7 Warrants4.8 Commodities and financial futures5. Stock market averages reading the newspaper quotations5.1 The price-earnings ratio6. European stock markets–general trend6.1 New ways for old6.2 Europe, meet … Read more

U.S. Trade Policy and Declining Manufacturing: Where do we go from here?

U.S. Trade Policy and Declining Manufacturing: Where do we go from here? Paul Crist, August 14, 2010  The U.S. economy and the manufacturing sector in particular, face both short-term and long-term challenges.  There is debate about whether government can or should play a role in addressing those challenges, and if so, what are the fiscal, … Read more

1031 Exchanges – Good for Investors, Good for the Country

A 1031 exchange is a tactic used by real estate investors to indefinitely defer tax liability on a property’s sale. This is achieved by giving the rights to a property one would like to sell to an intermediary, who holds on to the funds gained from the sale of the relinquished property and uses them … Read more