Archive of entries posted on August 2017

Stocks of US Auto-Parts Retailers Have Crashed This Year

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The US auto-parts industry is experiencing severe slowdown in recent months. Major retailers such as Autozone, Inc(AZO), O’Reilly Automotive(ORLY) and Advance Auto Parts(AAP) have seen seen their stocks decimated. These companies announced poor quarterly earnings and mentioned a variety of factors for their dismal performance. Some of these include high sales of new vehicles, warmer weather, oil prices, etc. …

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Knowledge is Power: American Economy, Emerging Stocks, Long Term Investing Edition

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Interesting fact: The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert. It is almost as big as the USA. Source: National Geographic UK: The demise of the progressive dividend (Trustnet) India, Pakistan and Bangladesh 70 years after the British left (Livemint) One rule for ordinary Americans, another for American hedge fund managers (MoneyWeek) 13 Ways to Strengthen America’s …

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Bloomberg: Canadian Stocks Look Cheap

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Many of the equity markets have double-digit percentage growth so far this year. For example, developed European markets like Austria and Denmark are up by 21.4% and 12.9% respectively. Among emerging markets, Chile and India are up by 20.6% and 18.4% respectively YTD based on their benchmark indices. The S&P 500 has increased by a …

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Income Inequality in Emerging And Developed Countries: Chart

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Income inequality is rising in many countries of the world especially in emerging countries and some developed countries. The Gini coefficient is one way to measure inequality. The higher the number the more inequal a country is. The chart below shows income inequality in emerging and select developed countries: Click to enlarge Inequality is a …

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Time in the Market is More Critical Than Timing the Market

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One of the important investment concepts that investors have to always remember is the futility of trying to time the market. It is never a wise strategy to time the market – which simply means selling out at market tops and buying back at market lows and repeating the process over and over. Since this …

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