Not exact matches
International investments, particularly investments in emerging markets, may carry risks
associated with potentially
less stable economies or governments (such as the risk of seizure by a foreign government, the imposition of currency or other
restrictions, or high levels of inflation or deflation), and may be or become illiquid.
The researchers also found that exercise was significantly
less effective than caloric
restriction at preventing these changes, although work by others has shown that exercise is
associated with reducing the risk of other diseases.
Researcher Wulf Dröge has called this shift «the first cause of death,» and his insight into its likely causes may both explain why calorie
restriction increases longevity and provide a much
less onerous way to opt out of the vicious cycle responsible for the age -
associated transition from a state of youthful homeostatic repair to one that promotes mitochondrial decay.
The lifespan extension
associated with dietary
restriction may be due
less to a reduction in calories, and more to a reduction in animal protein (particularly the amino acid leucine, which may accelerate aging via the enzyme TOR).
These considerations include changes in exchange rates and exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes,
less liquid markets and
less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, foreign government
restrictions,
less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, greater risks
associated with counterparties and settlement, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility.
International investments, particularly investments in emerging markets, may carry risks
associated with potentially
less stable economies or governments (such as the risk of seizure by a foreign government, the imposition of currency or other
restrictions, or high levels of inflation or deflation), and may be or become illiquid.