The Japanese equity market is one of the worst markets among developed markets. For years investors have been let down by the performance of Japanese stocks. Once in a few years it seems like things start to turnaround only the rally to peter out. There are many reasons why investors may just want to ignore …
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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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