The 2018 Global Challengers list of companies from 2018 BCG Global Challengers: Digital Leapfrogs report. Click to enlarge Source: Meet the 2018 Global Challengers, Boston Consulting Group Some of the notable firms in the above list are Mercadolibre Inc(MELI) of Argentina,Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB (FMX) aka FEMSA of Mexico, Vina Concha y Toro SA (VCO) of Chile, PetroChina (PTR) of China, …
Eurozone stocks are not expensive relative to their US peers based on Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings ratio according to an article by John Oliver at AMP Capital, Australia. He discussed four reasons on why Eurozone stocks are attractive at current levels. From the article: Eurozone shares remain attractive While question marks remain over Italy and …
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The following chart shows the performance of various asset classes for the past 20 years from 1998 thru 2017. The importance of diversification across asset classes is demonstrated by this colorful periodic table of investment returns: Click to enlarge Source: MFS
The following is a powerful chart from National Priorities Project showing some important stats of a country at war: Click to enlarge Source: Memorializing America’s Wars, National Priorities Project From the above article at NPP: Twenty million Americans are veterans -that’s nearly one in ten adults. 2.7 million Americans have served in the country’s current wars. More than 6,800 …
The small and mid cap universe of stocks is huge in the domestic market. For US investors, the international universe is much large with thousands of firms waiting to be discovered. To boost returns and potentially find multi-baggers investors can search for these firms in overseas markets. Some of the reasons for picking companies in …
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