The three broad sources of brand values are innovation, aspiration and scale. Some brands span two or even, in Apple’s case, three of these categories. Click to enlarge Source: The Power of Brand Investing, Credit Suisse Research Institute
The S&P 500 is down 3.3% YTD as of September 16th this year. Among the Latin American markets, Brazil’s Bovespa, Mexico’s IPC All-Share and Chile’s IPSA are off 17.5%, 8.7% and 17.7% respectively. Compared to Brazil, Chile and Argentina, the heavily US-dependent Mexico is holding up relatively well. The five best and worst performing Latin …
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Asian equity markets have established a reputation for growth. However investors often overlook the fact that Asian equities yield high incomes also in addition to capital gains and hence generate solid total-returns. The traditional thinking that growth markets cannot sustain attractive dividend yields is no longer true. In fact, emerging market companies are starting to …
Apple is one of the most successful technology companies in the world.The company has created a niche position in the consumer electronics and computer industry with many world-class products such as the iPhone, Macs, iPad, iPod, etc. Apple has established its brand to be synonymous with the highest quality and is able to charge a …
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This week Morgan Stanley upgraded several European Utilities to in-line from cautious “as fundamentals within the power and gas market improve, leverage is now more sustainable and earnings revisions have reached their nadir.” The bank’s most preferred names in this sector are: 1.Company: Centrica (CPYYY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.09% Country: UK 2.Company: Energias de Portugal …
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