Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

Knowledge is Power: Turkey, Sandy, Taxes Edition

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Turkey: can stocks go any higher? (Beyond BRICs) The best way to invest in Britain’s stockmarket (MoneyWeek) Load up on Canadian equities, says Canaccord strategist (Financial Post) How to take a punt on the eurozone (TrustNet UK) Are Taxes Headed Higher? (Charles Schwab) Hurricane Sandy –  Costs to come (The Economist Blog) Economically speaking, Hurricane Sandy not seen as devastating (Macleans) …

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Average Stock Holding Periods on Select Global Exchanges

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In September, 2010 I wrote an article discussing the decline average holding periods on the major stocks exchanges of the world. One of the charts included in that post is the following chart for the NYSE: Click to enlarge   The average holding period for stocks has declined on most major exchange for many years …

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Inequality of Income Between Select Countries

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The Gini Coefficient measures inequality of income or wealth between countries. The higher the ratio the higher the inequality.Countries such as Brazil, Russia, China, India, USA, etc. have high Gini coefficients due to the extreme disparity in wealth and income between the elite and the rest of the population. The following chart shows the Gini …

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The Top 25 Global Pharmaceutical Companies by 2011 Sales

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The Pharmaceutical Executive magazine published earlier this year its annual ranking of the Top 50 Pharmaceutical Companies by revenue. The following table lists the top 25 global companies ranked based on sales in 2011: Source: Pharmaceutical Executive The top 50 companies accounted sold $610 billion in human prescription pharmaceuticals last year and just the top 10 accounted for 59% of the …

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Who is Responsible for Most of the Daily UK Stock Market Volume?

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Most of the stocks in the UK equity market is held by pension funds, insurance companies, foreigners, etc. The share of stocks held by individuals is very low. But on an average about 700,000 shares are traded on a daily basis on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The majority of the daily trades on the …

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