The graphic below shows the military power of China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. North Korea has a population of 24 million and an active military force of about 1.2 million. China which has a population of over 1.3 billion has just 2.2 million active military personnel. North Korea has a strong military since the country …
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The S&P 500 closed at 2,402.32 on price basis today. Year-to-date the index is up a decent 7.30%. In the past 10 years it has grown by 4.81%. Over the long run the index has beat inflation. The Monthly Real Return of S&P 500 from 1881 thru March, 2017 is shown below: Click to enlarge …
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The number of stocks listed on US markets continue to decline. However the number of indices created based on US stocks has soared and now excess the number of stocks according to an article at Bloomberg. Click to enlarge Source: This situation is similar to the one related to the number of US stocks and …
Professor Hans Rosling passed away in February this year. I came across the following cool 2012 video in which explains how economies are made in bedrooms and not in markets. You an also checkout his 2006 TED talk titled “The Best Stats You’ve Ever Seen” Source: Hans Rosling: economies made in bedrooms not markets, …
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The Canadian banking industry is saturated as the market is small. So large domestic tend to diversify among other markets The US is one of the obvious choices for these banks due to close proximity and the size of the market. Among the six major Canadian banks, TD has the most exposure to the US followed …
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