Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

Focus on the Long-Term Potential with International Investments

Posted by on

Investing in stocks of foreign companies offers many advantages including diversification benefits, lower correlations with home markets, etc. However investors must focus on the long-term returns of overseas investments and not try to time the markets or trade often looking to make higher returns in the short-term. The chart below shows the annual total returns …

Continue reading ‘Focus on the Long-Term Potential with International Investments’ »

The Top 10 Most Risky and Least Risky Countries

Posted by on

CMA, the London-based world’s leading credit default swap pricing service has published the ‘Sovereign Debt Credit Risk Report’ for Q4 2010. Sovereign debt investors will find this report extremely valuable. The top 10 most risky countries are listed below: Click to enlarge Greece continues be the most risky country in terms of defaulting on its …

Continue reading ‘The Top 10 Most Risky and Least Risky Countries’ »

Canadian Banks’ Stress Test Results Remain Secret

Posted by on

In 2009 the U.S. conducted stress tests on the largest banks in the country. The results of these tests were widely published. These tests were merely a huge PR exercise to boost confidence of the investing public in the banking system. The government succeeded in that effort as there was no widespread panic expressing doubts …

Continue reading ‘Canadian Banks’ Stress Test Results Remain Secret’ »

Personal and Corporate Tax Income Tax Rates by Country

Posted by on

The chart below shows the Personal and Corporate Income Tax Rate for OECD countries: Click to enlarge Source: The Debt of Nations, Citigroup Global Markets Among OECD countries, Japan has the highest corporate tax rate at 39.5%. The U.S. has the next highest rate at 39.2%. However most U.S. companies do not pay taxes at …

Continue reading ‘Personal and Corporate Tax Income Tax Rates by Country’ »

World Economic Forum: Global Risks 2011

Posted by on

The prestigious Switzerland-based World Economic Forum has published the Global Risks 2011 report. The graphic below shows the top global risks in 2011: Click to enlarge The top 10 risks by likelihood and impact combined are listed in ranked order below: Climate change Fiscal crises Economic disparity Global governance failures Extreme weather events Extreme energy …

Continue reading ‘World Economic Forum: Global Risks 2011’ »