Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

Knowledge is Power: Remain Calm, Gun Laws, Behaviorial Finance Edition

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A Brief Take on Brexit and Emerging Markets (Mark Mobius) Don’t panic! Investors urged to sit tight after EU vote (CityWire UK) Are you trying too hard? The case for systematic decision-making(Alpha Architect) The World’s Biggest Public Companies (Forbes) Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to do about it (Brookings) Why …

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UK Stock Market: Biggest One-Day Declines And Subsequent Returns

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The counting is underway on the Brexit vote. Global markets have already rallied this week on the hope that voters would support the “Remain” group than the “Leave” group. While we wait for the results let’s take a look at how the UK equity market reacts after major one-day declines. According to a report by Schroders, based …

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Tobacco Giant Imperial Brands’ Upcoming Stock Split

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Bristol,UK-based tobacco company Imperial Brands PLC(IMBBY) used to be called Imperial Tobacco Group PLC until recently. The company was founded in 1901 and is one of the largest tobacco makers in the UK and the world. The stock trades on the OTC market in the US and like its peers Imperial Brands has had a great run …

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Revenue Growth and Timeline of Amazon

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Amazon(AMZN) is one of the survivors of the dot-com era and has recovered strongly in the past few years as one of the major online retailers. The stock price has appreciated substantially over differ periods: 5-year return: 267% 10-year return: 2526% Since IPO return: 46993% Note: Returns shown above are as of June 17, 2016 AMZN …

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China’s Stock Market Landscape: Infographic

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The Chinese equity market is the second largest in the world in terms of market capitalization. Despite the size and breadth of the market, the index provider MSCI recently decided to not add China’s domestic stocks (“A” stocks) to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. From a recent journal article: “International institutional investors clearly indicated that …

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