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A. Stotz All Weather Strategy – February 2020

By A. Stotz Investment Research | Mar 5, 2020

All Weather Strategy: The All Weather Strategy has outperformed World equity, much due to heavy weights in gold and bonds. COVID-19 remains the biggest, but not the only concern. Our primary aim is to limit the downside; therefore, we prefer defensive assets.

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VMC: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

By Become a Better Investor | Mar 4, 2020

Valuation Master Class Student Essay: For every organization, it is the utmost importance for strategists to enhance long-term profits. Strategy consultants often use Porter’s five forces as the framework or starting point, when making an evaluation of a firm’s strategic position.

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Frontken Corporation – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Mar 3, 2020

Frontken Corporation Berhad (FRCB MK): Profitable Growth rank of 1 was up compared to the prior period’s 2nd rank. This is World Class performance compared to 830 small Industrials companies worldwide.

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VMC: Overview of the Petrochemical Industry in Thailand

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 2, 2020

Valuation Master Class Student Essay: Petrochemical companies use products from crude oil and natural gas to produce petrochemical products to be used as raw materials in many industries. In this essay, listed petrochemical companies in Thailand are covered.

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Duopharma Biotech – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Feb 28, 2020

Duopharma Biotech Berhad (DDB MK): Profitable Growth rank of 3 was same compared to the prior period’s 3rd rank. This is above average performance compared to 720 small Health Care companies worldwide.

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Delta Djakarta – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Feb 27, 2020

PT Delta Djakarta Tbk (DLTA IJ): Profitable Growth rank of 2 was down compared to the prior period’s 1st rank. This is World Class performance compared to 300 small Consumer Staples companies worldwide.

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VMC: Treating Stocks as Business Ownership Is Contrarian Today

By Become a Better Investor | Feb 26, 2020

Valuation Master Class Student Essay: When it comes to money and investing decisions, we are not always as rational as we think we are; therefore, in this essay, I will expand about investors’ behavior in the stock market.

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Andrew Stotz interviews Teerasan Dutiyabodhi of TMB Asset Management

By Become a Better Investor | Feb 25, 2020

Andrew interviews Teerasan Dutiyabodhi, Executive Vice President at TMB Asset Management about his and his company’s views on investing. In the interview, TMB Aggregate Bond Fund is discussed in more detail as well as what role fixed income plays in a portfolio in general.

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Keep an Eye on China, Especially After the Massive Hit by Coronavirus

By Become a Better Investor | Feb 24, 2020

Chart of the Day: China has a lower share of loss-makers, though it’s high compared to its past and could be getting worse. On the other side of the spectrum, in Japan only 10% of companies are loss-makers, hence, companies appear to be in better shape there.

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Most Sectors Have a Substantial Share of Loss-Makers

By Become a Better Investor | Feb 21, 2020

Chart of the Day: The Energy sector is by far the worst both relative to its past and others. Part of the explanation is the lower oil price. Utilities appear to be in a relatively good shape.

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