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Lessons Learned from the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

By Andrew Stotz | Jul 6, 2017

It’s now 20 years ago the Asian Financial Crisis hit. Thailand was the epicenter of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis. I had moved to Thailand in 1992, become a bank analyst in 1993 so I lived through the boom of that time.

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Business DNA: Entering the Global Auto Market

By Andrew Stotz | Jul 5, 2017
Business DNA with @Andrew_Stotz: Automotive Advice from Sun Tzu

Over the course of 20 years, Yeap Swee Chuan has built a Thailand-based automotive conglomerate, AAPICO Hitech, that’s now gearing up to go global. A book that Mr. Yeap enjoys is Sun Tzu’s The Art of War.

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FVMR Was the Best Investment Strategy for a Global Universe

By A. Stotz Investment Research | Jul 4, 2017

In this Academic-Style Research we gearing on a global universe. We then tested to combine Fundamentals, Valuation, Momentum, and Risk factors into FVMR.

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Can a Price Momentum Strategy Generate Abnormal Returns?

By A. Stotz Investment Research | Jul 3, 2017

In this Academic-Style Research we tested three-month price momentum on a global universe. We then tested to combine Fundamentals, Valuation, and Momentum.

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:(: — You Decide on the Point of View

By Become a Better Investor | Jun 30, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of June 26 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we check out complacency in today’s bull market, search for the Holy Grail of active mutual fund investing, and discover the lure of pessimism. All this and more…

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Can You Beat the Market by Investing in Low PE Stocks?

By A. Stotz Investment Research | Jun 29, 2017

In this Academic-Style Research we tested a valuation factor, low PE, on a global universe. We then tested to combine this factor with a Fundamental factor, high improvement in asset turnover.

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Indonesia, Getting Hotter by the Day

By Become a Better Investor | Jun 28, 2017

Return-on-equity is still the highest among its Asian neighbors, and the nation’s GDP is growing at a healthy 5% clip thanks to private consumption and investment.

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Hong Kong: The Ugliest Girl at the Dance

By Become a Better Investor | Jun 27, 2017

Overall the GDP growth in Hong Kong is slow. Hong Kong is least attractive in Asia. Consensus estimates for 2017-2018 earnings growth sit below the Asian average.

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Korea Still the Most Attractive in Asia

By Become a Better Investor | Jun 26, 2017

The consensus EPS growth estimate in Korea for 2017 is a massive 40%, an attractive data point to be sure. Some investors may, however, take a wait-and-see approach to the new political establishment.

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A Bit of Portfolio Tailoring Here, and a Touch of Hedging There

By Become a Better Investor | Jun 23, 2017

In our Top 5 this week, we look at the driving factor behind investing success and failure, uncover unsung investing heroes, and ask if we should worry about ETFs. All this and more…

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