Bristol,UK-based tobacco company Imperial Brands PLC(IMBBY) used to be called Imperial Tobacco Group PLC until recently. The company was founded in 1901 and is one of the largest tobacco makers in the UK and the world. The stock trades on the OTC market in the US and like its peers Imperial Brands has had a great run …
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Amazon(AMZN) is one of the survivors of the dot-com era and has recovered strongly in the past few years as one of the major online retailers. The stock price has appreciated substantially over differ periods: 5-year return: 267% 10-year return: 2526% Since IPO return: 46993% Note: Returns shown above are as of June 17, 2016 AMZN …
The Chinese equity market is the second largest in the world in terms of market capitalization. Despite the size and breadth of the market, the index provider MSCI recently decided to not add China’s domestic stocks (“A” stocks) to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. From a recent journal article: “International institutional investors clearly indicated that …
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Many investors expect high income from their investments but hold their investments for shorter periods according to a study by Schroders. For example, investors want to generate an income of 9.1% while the average equity market yield is just 3.1%. Similarly in terms of holding periods, the average holding period is just 3.2 years much less …