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Saudi Arabia & UAE Investing Heavily in Desalination Projects


According to a report by BNC Intelligence, approximately 48 percent of the world’s daily production of desalinated water is done in the regions of Middle East and North Africa. Desalination is defined as the process of removing salt and contaminants from sea water to produce fresh water. This infographic mentions some of the countries who invest the most heavily in the industry, as water stress continues to grow.

Saudi Arabia & UAE Investing Heavily in Desalination Projects #Infographic

Think Twice Before You Invest in Commercial Real  Estate

While investing in commercial real estate seems like a very attractive investment, be aware of the obstacles and challenges that one will face when choosing to put money into this venture. Bear in mind, this also includes the current financial state of the country as it will factor in the level of risk in making that decision.

Think Twice Before You Invest in Commercial Real Estate #Infographic

In Which Countries Can You Buy Residence Permits?

 

There are many ways through which one can obtain citizenship of a country. Simplest ways are to be born in that country or being the descendent of one of its citizens. Other ways to get a permit is through marriage, adoption or naturalization - the latter of which is based on an application-related executive decision. Before the outburst of the Ukraine war, additional "citizenship by investment" (CBI) programs were also offered in the three EU member states of Cyprus, Malta and Bulgaria. These are more commonly referred to as "golden passports.” With investment of a certain amount of money, it becomes possible to obtain citizenship without the bureaucratic hurdles.

 

In Which Countries Can You Buy Residence Permits? #Infographic

The Top Google Searches in 2022 Related to Investing

 

The year 2022 has been a turbulent year for the markets. Geopolitical conflict, rising prices, and the labor market played key roles in the instability. Which stories brought attention of investors the most?

 

The infographic from New York Life Investments outlines the top Google searches related to investing in 2022, and offers a closer look at some of the trends.

 

The Top Google Searches in 2022 Related to Investing #Infographic

Smart Investing: How Gold Can Elevate Your Finances

Inflation is no stranger to citizens of the 21st century, as this year alone, inflation rose 9.1%, surpassing the previous highest increase set in 1981. Almost every essential industry in the United States has been affected by increasing inflation rates, and experts predict that it is not expected to slow down any time soon. The US dollar has depreciated in comparison to most other common forms of currency around the globe, and investors are looking for ways to combat these losses.

Smart Investing: How Gold Can Elevate Your Finances #Infographic

The Most Popular Solar Stocks to Invest In

Investing in stocks can be a tricky game. Knowing what markets to put your money into and when takes skill, determination and research. One of the better options for long term investing is the solar energy market. Solar energy was valued at $52.5 billion in the year 2018 and it is expected to be over $223 billion by the year 2026. Knowing what markets are hot in the solar energy world and what these companies are composed of is your first step.

The Most Popular Solar Stocks to Invest In #Infographic

Top Investment Models for Start-Up

Differences in Startup Studios 

The differences between accelerators, VCs, and angel investors can often be subjective nuances when not looking at the individual company directly. However, with a startup studio, you’re essentially hiring a team of experienced professionals who come with every resource necessary to build a startup from scratch. Startups are risky, and the earlier it is, the riskier they are to invest in. Therefore, startup studios are the hardest platform to get into. Some studios like Betaworks, Science Inc., and Human Ventures accept outside pitches, and if they like the idea, will bring in founders to execute the vision. 

Top Investment Models for Start-Up #Infographic

2021 Dividend Aristocrats

A basket containing around 65 stocks in the S&P 500 Index is the US dividend aristocrat. These companies have been working for the past 25 years in order to grow their dividend aristocrat. Know that growing these aristocrats is not a piece of cake. It requires immense hard work, strategic plans, economic environments, etc. Moreover, a company must have a stable business model that can withstand various factors such as market crashes.

2021 Dividend Aristocrats #infographic

Investing in Company Culture: Worth Every Penny

Is your business investing enough in company culture?  Company culture is actually a huge component in how successful your business is.  Seventy-two percent of executives say that culture is key to performance, yet only 32% believe their company culture is aligned with their current business strategies. 

Investing in Company Culture: Worth Every Penny #Infographic

Where Can You Get the Most (and Least) Real Estate for $1 Million in the United States?

Many Americans are looking to get into owning real estate. It is really the best investment option for your money. Whether you want to purchase your first home, buy a new home or an investment property, the real estate market can be vastly different depending on where you are looking. This infographic from rate.com shows just how far one million dollars can go in cities across the US. You can also see just how different square footage can run from city to city. For example: In Youngstown, Ohio you could buy over 33 houses for the same price that you could get just 238.32 square feet in Palo Alto, California. Below you will see the top 5 cities where one million will get you the most per square foot and the top 5 cities where one million will get you least per square foot. 

Where Can You Get the Most (and Least) Real Estate for $1 Million in the United States? #Infographic

Investing in Africa

Africa is quickly becoming the land of opportunity with many investors.  The world post-pandemic is looking for new regions of opportunity and investment around the world.  While you might be right that many tech unicorns reside in Silicon Valley, Africa among other regions are on the rise.  Consider this - in the year 2019, 5 of the fastest-growing economies in the world were in Africa (Ghana, South Sudan, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Cote d'Ivoire).  All of these national economies were expanding at a phenomenal rate - more than twice of the worldwide average. 

Investing in Africa #Infographic

Significant growth predicted in electric vehicle investment

Since climate change is getting serious every year and has affected numerous parts of the world, several countries have started initiatives in order to combat climate change. Air pollution through vehicle emission plays a major role in global warming. Hence, electric vehicles are preferred for a cleaner environment. Renewable energy and electric vehicle are great components to reduce global warming. Moreover, the reasonable prices of these components have also contributed to the increased investments in companies including Tesla and Jinko Solar. The infographic below shows how renewable energy and electric vehicles' investments are projected to grow over the coming years.

Significant growth predicted in electric vehicle investment #infographic

How to slow down ROI measurement

Half the world is led by businesses in today’s era, leading us to the number of investments made every second of the day. To run a business, a person must be well-aware of the efforts and patience it requires. While some businesses take less time to produce fruitful results, the others take a longer time to be able to measure the Return On Investment or ROI. The task of performing ROI measurement is done to check whether your investment has gained you any profit or not. It is not considered clever to measure your ROI in the early months of starting a business, as measurements of these sorts take time to form.

How to slow down ROI measurement #infographic

Stock Recommendation for interested buyers

Investing in stocks can be quite challenging for people who are new to this business. To understand how it works, the buyer must go through a few pointers and prepare himself for the next big step. Stocks can either gain or lose value, and it all depends on the variation chart. Therefore, to save some time, we have put together a list of recommendations of stocks for the interested buyers below.

Stock Recommendation for interested buyers #infographic

Which Business Tasks Should a Venture Capital Firm Outsource?


Whether big or small, outsourcing is for all kinds of businesses. Setting up a business these days can be very expensive. Hence, the various processes involved in running the business can make up even more cost and time. The startup trend is at an all-time high thanks to the way technology has evolved so far.



Which Business Tasks Should a Venture Capital Firm Outsource? #Infographic

Animal Crossing items with the best ROI

The new hit video game of 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizon, has gained enormous popularity in no time. It is an extremely addictive and joyful life simulator game that has attracted millions of people. The game's plot is that you play as a human being who moves to an island where you have to build your home and a community that includes animal-people. The game is a great escape from the real world worries because you are lost in your own little world with some adorable and friendly animals. Animal Crossing helps you bring your desire to live on a paradise island to game. However, getting some amazing items for your home and island requires immense patience as you only get the premium thing by luck and wait.

Some of the very impatient and highly addicted users who cannot leave the things on luck have headed to Nookazon, which is a fan-made website for Animal Crossing: New Horizon players that allow the users to buy items that they want on their island. Players can easily trade or sell their items from the game within the game through the Nookazon server.

Animal Crossing items with the best ROI #infographic

Forex market and trading opportunities

Forex market is the most popular and biggest market for investors across the globe. Over the years, a great number of companies have invested in the Forex market. The reason why the Forex market is at the top of the list is that a massive increase of $0.5Q speed was observed in the previous year, where the market jumped from $1.9Q to $2.4Q.

Forex market and trading opportunities #infographic

Top 25 Private Equity firms that generated the most funds

The following chart highlights 25 different firms that raised funds with the help of Private Equity. Private Equity is a term that is used for firms that help private companies or small startups financially. This huge task requires the firms to raise funds called PE funds from investors and then finance them in the form of transactions.

Top 25 Private Equity firms that generated the most funds #infographic

The Top 25 MLMs by Revenue

MLM's have been always been a topic of controversy. Many people may know them by another name, pyramid scheme. However, they are different. One key difference between a legal MLM and an illegal pyramid scheme is that an MLM will sell an actual product and earn income outside of solely recruiting people. Newcomers almost always join by paying a fee which keeps the machine running. The FTC has this to say as a warning about pyramid schemes, "The promoters of a pyramid scheme may try to recruit you with pitches about what you’ll earn. They may say you can change your life – quit your job and even get rich – by selling the company’s products. That’s a lie. Your income would be based mostly on how many people you recruit, not how much product you sell." 


MLM's are different. Your investment could pay off if you work hard in a legit and legal MLM. There are some questions you want to ask yourself before signing up: 

1) Do you have a solid plan and product? 

2) What income goals do you have? 

3) Can you afford the risk if it doesn't work out? 

The Top 25 MLMs by Revenue #Infographic

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