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ISMS 14: Regional Interest Rates – Low in Asia, Egypt and Frontiers on Fire

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 11, 2023

Developed Market Regions – ST rates about to peak, LT rates are falling, inverted yield curve in DM Americas and Europe widened. Emerging Market Regions – Massive ST rate hikes in ME&A and Frontier, LT rates more stable, no yield curve inversion in Asia.

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ISMS 13: Global Interest Rates – Hikes Slow, Inversion Signals Recession

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 10, 2023

World – End of DM ST rate rise, inverted yield curves remain, high rates in EM.

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Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 8 April 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 8, 2023

The market doesn’t believe the Fed. Gold surpasses US$2,000/oz t. Central banks seem to like gold again. Surprise oil production cuts. War is also business (unfortunately).

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What is the Difference Between Testing and Ranking Students? Deming in Education with David P. Langford (Part 16)

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 7, 2023

Are tests like the SAT – and a potential National Merit Scholarship that goes with a good score – the same as grading or ranking students? David and Andrew discuss the differences.

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WICE Logistics – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 6, 2023

WICE Logistics Public Company Limited (WICE TB): Profitable Growth rank of 1 was same compared to the prior period’s 1st rank. This is World Class performance compared to 1,390 medium Industrials companies worldwide.

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VGI – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 5, 2023

VGI Public Company Limited (VGI TB): Profitable Growth rank of 9 was same compared to the prior period’s 9th rank. This is poor performance compared to 260 medium Comm. Serv. companies worldwide.

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Berli Jucker – World Class Benchmarking

By Become a Better Investor | Apr 4, 2023

Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC TB): Profitable Growth rank of 8 was up compared to the prior period’s 9th rank. This is below average performance compared to 640 large Cons. Staples companies worldwide.

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My Worst Investment Ever March 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 3, 2023

In March 2023, we published 20 new episodes of the My Worst Investment Ever podcast. Listen to all of them here.

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Become a Better Investor Newsletter – 1 April 2023

By Andrew Stotz | Apr 1, 2023

Commercial real estate could be hit next. The first yuan-settled LNG trade happened. Still, US$ remains the reserve currency. Turns out DB is better than CS (at getting fines). Passive investing is not necessarily that diversified.

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What is the Critical Mass for Transformation?

By Andrew Stotz | Mar 31, 2023

How many people need to be “on board” in order to start implementing Deming ideas in an organization? Andrew and David P. Langford discuss Dr. Deming’s answer and what that means for folks trying to make changes.

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