In 2011, FT’s beyondbrics blog published an interesting chart showing the top five firms by market capitalization in BRIC countries and discussed about how a few large companies dominate the stock market in those markets. I am including that chart below in order to add some perspective to this post. Click to enlarge Source: Chart of …
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Foreign companies listed on the US markets may terminate their American Depository Receipts(DRs) for a variety of reasons including lack of liquidity, interest, costs, etc. This is different from a company moving their listing from an organized exchange such as the NYSE to OTC market. In such cases the ADR will continue to trade but …
Many countries depend on natural resources for generating revenues. However abundance of natural resources can be a blessing or a curse. Despite blessed with rich resources some countries remain poor. For example, Angola is the largest producer of oil in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet the country has the highest infant mortality rate in the world. Certain countries …
The U.S. equity market has had an excellent performance two years in a row. In 2013, the S&P 500 soared by 29.6% on price basis and this year it is up by 12.6% as year-to-date (YTD) as of Dec 22nd. Many developed and emerging markets on the other hand have had a bad year with returns …
Dividend stocks can generate higher returns from an equity investment compared to non-dividend stocks. The total return from dividend stocks can get a significant boost from dividend reinvestment especially over the long-term. The following chart shows the difference in returns between total returns and only price returns using the MSCI All Country World Index: Click to enlarge …
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