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Leonardo SpA – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Sep 19, 2023

Leonardo SpA (LDO IM): Profitable Growth rank of 6 was up compared to the prior period’s 7th rank. This is below average performance compared to 1,460 large Industrials companies worldwide.

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PetroChina – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Sep 18, 2023

PetroChina Company Limited (857 HK): Profitable Growth rank of 7 was same compared to the prior period’s 7th rank. This is below average performance compared to 330 large Energy companies worldwide.

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Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 16 September 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Sep 16, 2023

Low expectations on China. Long big tech, short China. Apple still relies on China. US CPI rebounded in August. German bankruptcies on the rise.

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Seeing Through New Eyes: Awaken Your Inner Deming (Part 7)

By Andrew Stotz | Sep 15, 2023

Learning Deming is like seeing the world through a different lens. In this episode, Bill Bellows uses various examples to show us how powerful that new vision can be.

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ISMS 30: Larry Swedroe – Do You Believe Your Fortune Is in the Stars or Rely on Misleading Information?

By Andrew Stotz | Sep 14, 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 tenth series, they discuss mistake number 18: Do you believe your fortune is in the stars? And mistake number 19: Do you rely on misleading information?

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Grupo Comercial Chedraui SAB de CV – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Sep 13, 2023

Grupo Comercial Chedraui SAB de CV (CHDRAUIB MM): Profitable Growth rank of 5 was same compared to the prior period’s 5th rank. This is average performance compared to 560 large Cons. Staples companies worldwide.

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A. Stotz All Weather Strategies – August 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Sep 12, 2023

Only Japan was up; our bond allocations did well. Performance review of our strategies in August 2023 – All Weather Inflation Guard was down 0.2%, All Weather Strategy was down 1.8%, All Weather Alpha Focus was down 1.8%. Global outlook that guides our asset allocation. New weights of our strategies.

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Airports of Thailand – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Sep 11, 2023

Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT TB): Profitable Growth rank of 10 was same compared to the prior period’s 10th rank. This is poor performance compared to 1,460 large Industrials companies worldwide.

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Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 9 September 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Sep 9, 2023

Housing is quite affordable in the US. US gov’t spending continues. China is no longer no.1 in US imports. China has cut UST holdings by 35%. Brazil is back.

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Going Beyond Good: Awaken Your Inner Deming (Part 6)

By Andrew Stotz | Sep 8, 2023

If something is “good” is that good enough? Who decides? In this episode, Bill and Andrew discuss how people define “good,” what interchangeability has to do with morale, and the problem with a “merit-based” culture. Bonus: Learn how Americans became the first to use the French idea of interchangeable parts in manufacturing.

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