Archive of entries posted on January 2011

The Top 20 Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Securities

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The graphic below shows the top 20 foreign holders of U.S. Treasury Securities at the end of October, 2010: Click to enlarge Source: Department of the Treasury/Federal Reserve Board Note: United Kingdom includes Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Oil exporters include Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,the United Arab …

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The World’s 10 Largest Non-German Auto Industry Suppliers Offer Excellent Investment Opportunities

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The auto industry is one of the best industries to invest in in emerging markets or developed markets as autos have become the preferred mode of transportation for everyone. However the industry is a low margin business and many automakers are not highly profitable.Then how does one profit from this industry? One way to profit …

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Focus on the Long-Term Potential with International Investments

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Investing in stocks of foreign companies offers many advantages including diversification benefits, lower correlations with home markets, etc. However investors must focus on the long-term returns of overseas investments and not try to time the markets or trade often looking to make higher returns in the short-term. The chart below shows the annual total returns …

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The Top 10 Most Risky and Least Risky Countries

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CMA, the London-based world’s leading credit default swap pricing service has published the ‘Sovereign Debt Credit Risk Report’ for Q4 2010. Sovereign debt investors will find this report extremely valuable. The top 10 most risky countries are listed below: Click to enlarge Greece continues be the most risky country in terms of defaulting on its …

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Canadian Banks’ Stress Test Results Remain Secret

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In 2009 the U.S. conducted stress tests on the largest banks in the country. The results of these tests were widely published. These tests were merely a huge PR exercise to boost confidence of the investing public in the banking system. The government succeeded in that effort as there was no widespread panic expressing doubts …

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