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Chinese Stocks Aren’t Cheap, Chinese Banks Are

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 31, 2016

The PE for the Chinese market appears to be cheap relative to the World average. However, if you look at it sector by sector, you’ll find that there are only three sectors trading below the world average on 2016CE* PE. Financials is the reason that China appears cheap on PE, the sector is very cheap and constitutes about one-third of the Chinese market capitalization.

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The Long and the Short of It

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 28, 2016
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In the Top 5 this week, discover the behavior gap in your finances, see if you’d pass a finance stress test, and learn the difference between investment management and financial advice. All this and more…

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Gettin’ Piggy With It

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 27, 2016

WH Group Limited is the world’s top pork processor by volume. Profitable Growth has improved since the company went public in 2014, after a really poor performance in 2013.

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Actively Managed Funds Are Risky Business

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 26, 2016

This book ranks 3 out of 22 in my personal rank of investing books. I loved the simple style of writing in The Little Book of Common Sense Investing. One of the biggest things I took out of this book was a chart which Bogle produced which broke returns over the last century down into three elements: Dividends, earnings growth, and PE change.

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The Road to Riches Isn’t Always Straight

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 25, 2016

The Zhejiang provincial government owns two-thirds of Zhejiang Expressway Company Limited, a public corporation that invests in and operates toll roads within this prosperous province of eastern China.

Under Jianhu Luo’s leadership, Zhejiang Expressway’s Profitable Growth rank has fallen to below average.

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Strong Earnings Momentum in Materials

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 24, 2016

Materials look attractive as earnings growth is expected to be solid in both 2016 and 2017. Consensus expectations are EPS growth of 11.5% in 2016 and 16.1% in 2017 for the Materials sector.

Heath Care is the only sector that delivers an ROE of above 20% globally.

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Complicated Simple Problems and Risk-Taking Consequences

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 21, 2016
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In the Top 5 this week, we examine the death of stock splits, discover the consequences of risk taking, and learn from stock market disasters. All this and more…

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Investment Parables – The Richest Man in Babylon

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 20, 2016

Though I personally find parables an annoying way of learning, the value of the messages within this book definitely stand the test of time. The richest man in Babylon’s secret is this, “A part of all you earn is yours to keep.” In other words, do not spend every penny you earn but invest it, and invest wisely.

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Flying High with AirAsia

By Become a Better Investor | Oct 19, 2016

AirAsia earns revenues via seven business segments. Its main contributor is scheduled flights, comprising 55% of total sales. CEO Anthony Fernandez has served in his capacity since 2001, when he and several partners bought AirAsia from its former owners. AirAsia’s financial metrics have improved greatly in the last two years.

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Business DNA: Building a Global Mega Brand

By Andrew Stotz | Oct 18, 2016

Mr. Dhawan has built a large, publicly-listed company that is the number one supplement maker in both Thailand and Myanmar—Mega Lifesciences. Through Mega’s Wellness We Care Center and We Care range of foods, the company has started a new segment which aims to reverse and prevent disease by providing customers with diet plans and products so they can eat right.

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