The S&P is down 0.97% year-to-date (YTD).Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on the other hand has declined by 10.6% YTD making it one of the worst performers in the developed world. The rout in commodity prices and crude oil prices has spooked global investors. These investors have taken a negative view of Canadian equity market. The …
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One of the important factors that investors should have for success in stock investing is keeping control of one’s emotions. Though things like fundamental data, macro economic indicators, charts, etc. are also important to review and analyze before making an investment decision, not falling for emotional volatility is also important. This means having a strong …
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UK-based Aerospace & Defense giant Rolls Royce Holdings plc (RYCEY) has been a poor performer in terms of share price returns. In the past 2 years, the total return (TR) which includes dividends was a loss 50%. relative to the FTSE 100’s flat TR (based on the London-listed domestic stock in British Pounds). But Paul Mumford, manager of Cavendish …
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Brazilian oil giant Petrobas(PBR) and Ecopetrol (EC) of Colombia were some of the largest oil companies in the world based on market capitalization until a few years ago. However both have declined dramatically in recent years with billions in market value wiped out. The following chart shows the 5-year price returns of Petrobras and Ecopetrol: Click …
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Inequality in the United States of America(USA), as measured by the Gini Coefficient, is the highest among developed countries. Inequality has always been high in the US. However in the years since 2000, it has increased sharply to much higher levels. Since the US follows the capitalist system of government, inequality will always be high when …
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