Alison Calazans/iStock Editorial via Getty Images In my previous article on Banco do Brasil (OTCPK:BDORY), I took an extremely optimistic stance on the Brazilian state-owned bank. This was grounded in its impressive sustainability metrics, as highlighted by its above-average Return on Equity (ROE) for a non-private bank. Furthermore, the bank currently maintains a discounted valuation,…
CHUNYIP WONG The iShares MSCI Japan ETF (NYSEARCA:EWJ) is a value-weighted fund that provides exposure to the Japanese markets. On the ETF specifically, we prefer alternatives which achieve very similar objectives but with lower expense ratios. On the broader macroeconomic picture of Japan, we think that while an accommodative environment has served the market well,…
verbaska_studio/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Haleon (NYSE:HLN) sells health products internationally. The company has proven stable operations with modest growth and stable, high margins as the company invests in its brands – Haleon’s future cash flows seem likely to be stable as well. Haleon is expected to pay $0.10 in annual dividends, making the stock’s…
RightFramePhotoVideo Introduction I’m a very picky investor. I currently own just 20 individual dividend (growth) stocks in my portfolio, which holds almost my entire net worth. Essentially, there are two reasons why I hold just a few stocks: I try to avoid holding many correlated plays. Although I own four defense contractors, three railroads, and…
Armando Oliveira/iStock via Getty Images One of the biggest bull markets around the world is found in South America. Following surprising and pro-business election results in Argentina over the weekend, shares of the Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (ARGT) are higher by nearly 55% from year-ago levels. An exclamation point on its relative and absolute…
Vivien Killilea PENN Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN) sent shockwaves through the industry by signing a 10-year, $1.5 billion deal to create an ESPN-branded sportsbook in August. Shortly after, I laid out the back-of-the-envelope case for PENN stock to soar from roughly $25 per share to $134 in the coming years. The market resoundingly disagreed, with frustrated…
chaofann Last week, I discussed preferred equity and detailed my view that the yield of preferreds was not high enough compared to risk-free assets to warrant their higher risk profiles. Not only preferred, but high demand for other financial products such as covered call strategy funds, junk bonds, and high-yield dividends shows how many investors…
Bitcoin X Crocs: Bitcoin Magazine is releasing a limited run of the first and only Bitcoin Crocs shoe. The sound money footwear is crafted in the iconic Crocs clog style and features the classic orange Bitcoin logo atop a black base color. Each of the 2,100 pairs of Bitcoin Crocs will come with a custom…
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News All eyes right now are on the US Justice Department’s suit to block JetBlue (JBLU) from acquiring Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) for $3.8 billion, almost three times Spirit’s current market cap. Clearly the market doesn’t believe the deal will go through. Spirit’s stock price has hovered in the high teens for more…
The below is an excerpt from a recent edition of Bitcoin Magazine Pro, Bitcoin Magazine’s premium markets newsletter. To be among the first to receive these insights and other on-chain bitcoin market analysis straight to your inbox, subscribe now. Robert Linus, ZeroSync developer and creator of the BitVM protocol, has created a new protocol for…