Archive of entries posted on February 2020

Major World Epidemics and Global Stock Market Performance : Chart

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Global equity markets have been relatively immune to past epidemics according to an article by Jeffrey Kleintop at Shcwab. The chart below shows the performance of the MSCI World Index mapped with all the epidemics since 1970 including Zika, Ebola, SARS from the recent past. Click to enlarge Source: Will the Coronavirus Outbreak Lead to a Market Breakdown?, …

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Knowledge is Power: Virus Shock, Stable Dividend Stocks, Bottom-Up Investing Edition

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Equity markets worldwide are in panic mode. US markets took a turn for the worst in the past few days. The dramatic selloff continues with no end in sight. However the key to surviving this carnage is to be patient and not panic. It is wise to keep monitoring the markets and track any specific …

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One Value Stock and One Growth Stock to Consider

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The automotive industry is going through a rough period in the past few months. German automakers are struggling to innovate and compete with electric auto startups. This is on top of the diesel cheating scam that plagued Volkswagen and others. In the US auto sales are holding up. More recently the auto industry in China …

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