Archive of entries posted on October 2013

Knowledge is Power: Lazy Investors, Poland, Developed Markets Edition

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Why your retirement plan won’t cut it (MarketWatch) UK the place to be, says Jupiter Merlin team (Trustnet) Emerging Asian economies expected to remain resilient but structural reform critical (OECD) CP vs. CN Railway: Which is the better investment? (The Globe and Mail) How to Stay on Track When Markets Are Volatile (Charles Schwab) Inside investment: Greek lessons (EuroMoney) Simple …

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The Top Five Banks in Argentina Based on Tier 1 Capital

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The Top Five Banks in Argentina based on Tier 1 Capital at the end of last year are listed below: Click to enlarge Source: The Banker Banco Macro(BMA) and BBVA Banco Frances (BFR) trade on the U.S. markets and both are up over 29% and 27% respectively YTD. Banco Macro has suspended its dividends and has …

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Household Financial Assets By Asset Type Across Select OECD Countries

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Financial assets held by households vary widely across countries. In the developed world, households hold a higher portion of their financial assets in equities compared to the emerging world where equities are not as popular for a variety of reasons. Among developed countries, the percentage of households’ financial assets held in various asset classes such as …

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Foreign Stocks Trading At Over $100 Per Share

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One of the survivors of the dot-com era is the online travel company priceline.com Inc (PCLN). Yesterday its stock price closed at $1,062.17 per share. The share price first crossed the $1,000.00 on September 20th. So I was wondering which foreign stocks traded above $100.00 per share. According to BNY Mellon data, the following 14 foreign …

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