Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

Knowledge is Power: Stocks Sale, Contrarian Investing, European Banks Edition

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A dash of data: Spotlight on German households (OECD Observer) Three strategies for uncertain markets and Are investors scared of their shadows? (Fidelity, UK) 10 Numbers to Know for the Chinese New Year (US Funds) When Global Stocks Go On Sale (A Wealth of Common Sense) Tech Stocks Are Bruised But Not Cheap (Bloomberg) Having trouble coping with …

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Price Return and Dividend Return Of S&P 500 By Decade

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In equity investing, dividends are an important and substantial component of a total return.This is true especially in the long-term due to the volatile nature of stock price gains and the compounding effect of dividend re-investments on returns. In the early 20th and entire 19th century, people invested in stocks mainly for dividend returns and not price …

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The Global Financial Crisis Ended Years Ago. But Why Are European Banks Still Suffering.

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European banks have under-performed their U.S. peers for many years now. Though the Global Financial Crisis ended many years ago, European banks are still stuck in mud. After the financial crisis, banks in the continent muddled through the sovereign debt crises including the multiple episodes of the Greek saga. Last year it appeared like they finally stabilized and were …

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The Correlation Between Stock Markets And Oil Prices Remains High

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Brent crude oil prices closed at just over $33.00 today. Since late last year the price of oil and equity prices are moving in sync with each other. The correlation between oil prices and stocks jumped to high levels in January according to an article by James Tierney, Jr. of Alliance Bersntein. From the article: Equity …

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Long-Term Investors Can Consider Adding North American Railroad Stocks

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North America railroad stocks have declined substantially in the past year. As the volume of coal and oil shipped by rail continues to fall, railroads are adversely impacted. When crude oil was trading over at $100 per barrel, “oil by rail” was projected to be a huge opportunity for railroads when producers especially share oil producers shipped …

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