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Don’t Rush into Korea Just Because It’s Super Cheap

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 26, 2017

So the profitability of Korean companies is pretty low. In fact, look at the number of sectors that have ROEs below 10% ─ one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. We can say that it is a low ROE country, for sure.

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FVMR Investing – Quantamental Investing Across the World for CFA Bangalore

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 25, 2017

Pictures from FVMR Investing – Quantamental Investing Across the World for CFA Bangalore in India on 25 April 2017.

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Relative to Global Market, China Still Expensive

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 25, 2017

The first thing we can see is that the ROE of China is about 10% to 11% versus the world, which is at 13% – a slightly lower ROE. When we exclude Financials, the Chinese market is trading at about 33x for about a 14% growth rate.

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How to Value Any Company in the World for CFA Kolkata

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 24, 2017

Pictures from How to Value Any Company in the World for CFA India in Kolkata on 24 April 2017.

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US ROE 3 Percentage Points above World Average

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 24, 2017

We can see an ROE of about 13% across the world and a very impressive 16% ROE in the U.S. We can see about a 2x PB for the world versus almost a 3x for the U.S.

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Foreign Investors’ View of the Thai Stock Market | Money Talk@SET

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 23, 2017

Foreign Investors’ View of the Thai Stock Market | Money Talk@SET: Dr. Paiboon, Dr. Niwes aka Thailand’s Warren Buffet, Dr. Andrew Stotz and others discuss the topic.

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Being a Snob Will Cost You Money

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 21, 2017
Top 5 of the Week of April 17 - Become a #betterinvestor

In our Top 5 this week, we look at bull market speculations, discuss the disadvantages of being an elite investor, and discover how optimism wins out. All this and more…

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FVMR Investing – Quantamental Investing Across the World for CFA Bangladesh

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 20, 2017

Pictures from FVMR Investing – Quantamental Investing Across the World for CFA Bangladesh in Dhaka on 20 April 2017.

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Developed Markets Are a Little Bit More Expensive

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 20, 2017

Global Equity FVMR Snapshot: Right now, the PE for the emerging markets is about 12x and PE for the developed markets is about 17x. Developed markets are a little bit more expensive.

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WACC in Asia: Cost of Equity Matters Most

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 19, 2017

Chart of the Day: Looking at 500 non-financial companies in Asia. Considering the relatively low percent and relatively low cost of debt, cost of equity is the significant component of WACC.

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