Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

10 Largest Foreign Companies by Market Capitalization on the OTC Markets

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Many foreign companies choose to list their stock on the OTC markets instead of the organized exchanges. Some of these companies  include foreign multinational corporations with large market capitalizations. The ten largest foreign companies trading on the OTC markets based on market capitalization are listed below: [TABLE=1138] It is interesting to note that Walmart Mexico appears …

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Role of Dividends in Real Equity Returns of Major Global Markets

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Dividends account a significant portion of the total return of stocks especially over long periods. But how much do dividend yields, dividend growth, multiple expansion contribute to total returns? The following chart from SocGen provides the answer: Click to enlarge   Via The Absolute Return Letter, Oct  2012, Absolute Return Partners LLP The U.S. has …

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Australia’s Major Trading Partners in 2012

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In this post lets take a quick look at Australia’s major trading partners this year. The graph below shows Australia’s export regions: Click to enlarge     The majority (71%) of Australia’s exports goes to East Asia with China, Japan and Korea being the major export markets. Australia’s trade with Asian countries is significantly large …

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A History of Bubbles

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I came across an interesting article by Jonathan Brodie of South Africa-based Allan Gray Proprietary Limited discussing stock market bubbles and how extreme bearish mainstream media cover stories about investing in stocks are contrary indicators. The famous 1979 BusinessWeek cover that pronounced the ‘Death of Equities‘ was a classic example of such contrary indicators. Click to enlarge Some …

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A Comparison of Canadian and U.S. Housing Markets

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Is the Canadian housing market in a bubble or not? Its a question that Canadians and foreign investors in Canada worry about these days. Almost not a week goes by without the media talking about the housing market in Canada. This is because housing prices in Canada continue to remain strong despite weakness in the …

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