In the oil and natural gas industry, there is a group of companies called the National Oil Companies (NOCs). Unlike the private oil companies like Exxon(XOM), BP(BP), etc. the NOCs are majority or fully owned by the government of the country where they are located. For example, Pemex, the largest oil company of Mexico is …
Behavioral finance is an important subject that all investors need to educate themselves. As humans all our investment decisions are driven not always by facts and rational reasons. Emotions play a big part whether we are buying or selling a stock or any other asset. We also suffer from all types of bias from information …
Coal is still one of the major sources of energy for many countries despite the growth of renewable energy sources. For example, China and India are to of the largest consumers of coal. Rising coal prices in the global market could negatively impact China’s economic growth. Though the country is the world’s largest coal producer, …
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Canada is one the largest countries in the world. But did you know that Canada is actually the second largest country in the world based on land area? Recently I came the following infographic about some fun facts about Canada. Though this is a bit dated still it is useful to learn some fun facts …
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One of the important concepts to be aware of with equity investing is the survivorship bias. Simply put this theory means ignoring losers and focusing on winners which can skew one’s thinking or results. For instance, hundreds of biotech firms are launched in the public markets but only a handful or even less are highly …
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