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Korea Offers the Most ROE for the PB You Pay

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 30, 2017

Chart of the Day: India is most expensive on PB in Asia, followed by Indonesia. However, Indonesia has higher ROE. Taiwan trades below the World PB but its ROE is slightly above.

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Don’t Believe Every Market Narrative

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 27, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of October 23 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we discuss the “market is technically overbought” narrative, examine the hedonic treadmill, and weigh up intellect over critical thinking. All this and more…

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China: Momentum Still Going Strong

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 26, 2017

Overall, China appears attractive in Asia considering Fundamentals, Valuation, Momentum, and Risk. Main attractiveness is its strong price and earnings momentum.

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High Profitability in Vietnamese Consumer Sectors

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 25, 2017

Vietnam Equity FVMR Snapshot: The two consumer sectors have the highest ROE in Vietnam at 27-28%. Consumer Staples just offers a slightly higher ROE compared to Consumer Discretionary but trades at a much higher PB.

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Financials Haven’t Added to Return in Asia over the past 10 Years

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 24, 2017

Chart of the Day: We separated financial companies from non-financial companies in Asia ex Japan. Return has been pretty much the same. Volatility was slightly higher for Financials, and it was highly correlated.

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Strong Fundamentals in Developed Americas

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 23, 2017

Chart of the Day: Emerging Europe has been strong in the past 12 months in terms of net margin. Developed Americas has been strongest in terms of asset turnover.

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Have the Right Eggs in Your Basket

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 20, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of October 16 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we discover why value investors should look at startups, which market myths affect investors, and who the activist investors of the today are. All this and more…

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Impressive Growth in Asian Merchandise Exports

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 19, 2017

Chart of the Day: Merchandise export was slow for the past three years. In 6M17, Asia ex Japan booked a very high growth at 40% YoY vs the World of 9.5%.

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Asia ex Japan Contributes 60% of Global Merchandise Exports

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 18, 2017

Chart of the Day: Global merchandise exports at US$250bn, Asia ex Japan contributes 61% of world value. Merchandise exports are retail goods exported to foreign markets.

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Semirara Mining & Power Corp. – Fan Request

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 17, 2017

Philippines on Demand: A fan requested to see the World Class Benchmarking of Semirara Mining & Power Corp., so here it is. Profitable Growth has been World Class since 2013, driven by a very high Profit margin.

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