LINK: Most Innovative Companies of 2017
We own a lot of these companies…
Monthly Archives: February 2017
The REAL FinTech
FinTech (as in Financial Technology) is a buzzword that is usually associated with peer-to-peer lending and start-ups that are looking to ‘disrupt’ the finance industy.
However, the core of the FinTech revolution will be how banks utilize technology to cut costs and glean greater information and statistical analysis on their current and prospective clientele.
Here’s a look at what JPMorgan is doing:
Do You Know About The “Rule of 72”?
Self-Driving Ubers Are Hitting The Road in Arizona
And so it begins…
The Power of Amazon Prime
LINK: Amazon Prime data (L2inc)
Amazon is a juggernaught.
The root of the word ‘juggernaught’ is quite interesting.
Check it out: LINK: juggernaught (definition)
10 Important Charts (Courtesy of Scott Grannis)
We are faced with an onslaught on information on a daily basis. Thankfully there are people like Scott Grannis that have a special talent and wealth experience to put together the information that really matters.
How Global Stock Markets Have Changed in 117 Years
LINK: Global Stock Market Capitalizations
The performance of the US stock market since 2009 has been spectacular and left most of the rest of the world in the dust. Nothing lasts forever. If you are not allocating to other markets, perhaps you should consider doing so.
Every EU Economy Is Finally Growing At The Same Time.
For all the talk of political risk, the EU is doing better than it has in a long time. Now imagine if the political situation were to subside…
The World’s Biggest Economies In 2050
PWC Global has come out with a report that sets out its long-term growth projections for the world’s largest economies.
Here is a quick summary of their forecast:
“Key results of our analysis (as summarised also in the accompanying video) include:
The world economy could more than double in size by 2050, far outstripping population growth, due to continued technology-driven productivity improvements
Emerging markets (E7) could grow around twice as fast as advanced economies (G7) on average
OUR JANUARY RESULTS – A GREAT START TO 2017
OUR JANUARY RESULTS – A GREAT START TO 2017
Our weighted average return in January was +2.38% (net of fees).
Our core bond holdings continued to deliver stable returns and our equity performance was outstanding. Our decision to maximize our exposure to technology stocks in November and December of last year delivered immediate rewards. Here is how our top three individual equity holdings performed last month:
1) Amazon +11%
2) Facebook +15.80%
3) Shopify +19.41%
Our rotation into emerging markets and our investments in the biotechnology sector also contributed to our strong outperformance of the S&P 500 (SPY US), which had total return of 1.79%. We also outperformed emerging market bonds (EMB US: +1.73%) and investment grade bonds (BND US: +0.19%) by a considerable margin.