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Mercedes-Benz Group AG – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 28, 2023

Mercedes-Benz Group AG (MBG GR): Profitable Growth rank of 4 was up compared to the prior period’s 5th rank. This is above average performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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Kia Corp – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 27, 2023

Kia Corporation (000270 KS): Profitable Growth rank of 2 was up compared to the prior period’s 3rd rank. This is World Class performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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Nissan Motor – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 26, 2023

Nissan Motor Company Limited (7201 JP): Profitable Growth rank of 7 was up compared to the prior period’s 8th rank. This is below average performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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Tesla Inc – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 25, 2023

Tesla Incorporated (TSLA US): Profitable Growth rank of 1 was same compared to the prior period’s 1st rank. This is World Class performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 23 December 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Dec 23, 2023

US core inflation down to 4%. Fed continues to pause. US stock valuations at crazy (?) levels. Milei starts shock treatment. Oil is forecasted to be in oversupply.

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In Search of Excellence: Awaken Your Inner Deming (Part 11)

By Andrew Stotz | Dec 22, 2023

What’s the difference between Compliance Excellence and Contextual Excellence? Is one better than the other? Which one does a Deming organization pursue? In this episode, Bill Bellows and host Andrew Stotz talk about the variety of types of excellence, and why they matter.

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Honda Motor – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 21, 2023

Honda Motor Company Limited (7267 JP): Profitable Growth rank of 6 was up compared to the prior period’s 7th rank. This is below average performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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BYD – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 20, 2023

BYD Company Limited (002594 SZ): Profitable Growth rank of 5 was down compared to the prior period’s 2nd rank. This is average performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Dec 19, 2023

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW GR): Profitable Growth rank of 5 was same compared to the prior period’s 5th rank. This is average performance compared to 940 large Cons. Disc. companies worldwide.

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ISMS 37: Larry Swedroe – Pay Attention to a Fund’s Proper Benchmarks and Taxes

By Andrew Stotz | Dec 18, 2023

In this episode of Investment Strategy Made Simple (ISMS), Andrew gets into part two of his discussion with Larry Swedroe: Ignorance is Bliss. Today, they discuss two chapters of Larry’s book Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make and How to Avoid Them. In this fourteenth series, they discuss mistake number 26: Do You Fail to Compare Your Funds to Proper Benchmarks? And mistake 27: Do You Focus On Pretax Returns?

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