Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Country Weights Jan 1988 vs. March 2018: Chart

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The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is the most popular index that tracks the performance of emerging market equities. The composition of the index has changed dramatically over the years. The following chart shows the composition of the index by country weights at inception in 1988 vs. the composition in March, 2018: Click to enlarge Source: …

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Aerospace and Defense Stocks Have Outperformed The S&P 500 Based On Total Returns

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The Aerospace and Defense sector is one of the hottest sectors in the US equity market. Stocks in this sector have rewarded investors with stable and consistent growth in the past few years. A basket of stocks in the S&P index for this sector has outperformed the S&P in terms of total returns (capital returns+dividend returns) …

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Comparing Valuations of Eurozone and US Stocks

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Eurozone stocks are not expensive relative to their US peers based on Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings ratio according to an article by John Oliver at AMP Capital, Australia. He discussed four reasons on why Eurozone stocks are attractive at current levels. From the article: Eurozone shares remain attractive While question marks remain over Italy and …

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Share Classes, Currencies and Exchanges of China Stock Market 2018: Chart

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The equity market of China is complex to say the least. Due to capital flow restrictions, there are many different share classes and currencies that they can be traded with. There are seven different types of share classes. A-Shares are allowed for trading only for domestic investors and foreigners are not allowed to own those. …

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The Top 10 Cheapest Airlines In The World 2018: Chart

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The world’s cheapest airlines were published earlier this year by the Australian travel site Rome2Rio. According to their study, based on average price per kms in US dollars, the cheapest airlines are in Asia. The ranking was topped by Air Asia, Air India Express and Indonesia Air Asia. The World’s Cheapest and Most Expensive Airlines …

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