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Returns of Eurozone Banks Since 52 Week High: Chart

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Deutsche Bank(DB) stock reached a record low yesterday. The largest German bank fell to its 30-year low. The US ADR plunged on heavy volume to as low $11.19. Most of European financial institutions are still suffering since the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Political dithering and lack of effective actions by these banks have led …

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A Look At The Year-to-Date Returns Of Exchange-listed Latin American ADRs

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The following table shows the year-to-date returns of Latin American ADRs listed on the US exchanges: Source: BNY Mellon A few observations: Pampa Energia(PAM) of Argentina has shot up by nearly 144% so far this year. All Argentina ADRs are on fire this year due to the most likely change in the country’s leadership. Among …

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Periodic Table Of Investment Returns: Emerging Markets 2005 To 2014

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Last week I posted the Periodic Table Of Investment Returns for Developed Markets. In this post, lets take a look at the chart for emerging markets from 2005 to 2014. Click to enlarge   Brazil has been a poorly performing emerging market since 2010. Unlike China and India, the country is blessed with natural resources and …

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Periodic Table Of Investment Returns: US vs. Developed Markets 2005 To 2014

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One of the main themes that I have written about many times on this site is for U.S. investors to invest in foreign stocks. There are plenty of reasons to invest in foreign stocks with diversification being one of the top reasons. So far this year, the U.S. markets have lagged in performance relative to international …

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Impact of Consistent Buybacks on Stock Price

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Stock buybacks are generally not beneficial to most investors.Many studies have shown that companies that buy their own stock do not perform well in the long run. Buybacks are mainly an accounting trick to manipulate stocks prices. When companies engage in buybacks their timing is usually bad too. For example, just before crash due to the global …

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