Archive of entries posted on April 2015

Knowledge is Power: Gluttony, China Stock Market Bubble, Greece Edition

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Executive Pay Gluttony (Barry)   (Gluttony is a sin. So.. 🙂 ) Bubble risk grows as China’s stock boom defies gravity (Business Line) Vietnam War 40 Years Later: Capitalism Trumps Ideology (Common Dreams) See also 30 April 1975: North Vietnamese forces capture Saigon (MoneyWeek) The Day Wall Street Changed (Jason Zweig, WSJ) Stick with the Winners (The Financilist) Opinion: …

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Healthcare Systems: U.S. vs Other Developed Countries

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It has been many months since I wrote an article on the U.S. healthcare system. In this post lets take a look at how the U.S. system compared to 11 other developed countries. According to a report published in June last year by The Commonwealth Fund, the U.S. ranks last overall. This won’t be shock to …

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Knowledge is Power: Christian Ethic, The Stans, Share Buybacks Edition

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Canada vs. the U.S.: Whose retirement grass is greener? (Financial Post) The Christian Ethic… (The Hindu) The economic miracle that isn’t  …On South Africa (Le monde) How much do you know about ‘the Stans’ of central Asia? – quiz (The Guardian) Progressive Finnish fines for traffic tickets? (Marginal Revolution) Many investors could do more to reduce their taxes (Vanguard Blog) …

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When Building a Portfolio of Individual Stocks Diversification is Very Important

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Investing in individual stocks is the most common way for investors to build a portfolio. However individual stocks are inherently risky to hold for a variety of reasons. Some of the risks with holding stocks include: There is no guarantee that a would an investors would go up. It is perfectly possible for any stock …

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Foreign Stocks in the News Today – April 28, 2015

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Standard Charterd Bank plc (SCBFF) missed first quarter profit estimates. Commerzabnk plans to issue more shares to raise €1.4 billion in capital. Proifits at British supermakets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons projected to fall further (April 25, 2015). BP’s profit falls by 20%. Daimler posts record sales and profits. Bankia posts first-quarter profits. Canadian Auto parts maker Magna(MGA) continues to …

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