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Broad Emerging Market ETFs – More Risk – Less Return

by Ivan Struk on June 30, 2018May 2, 2020

Emerging Markets Di-worsification In the search for portfolio diversification many investors like to shift their exposure outside of their domestic market. Financial planners have always talked about how owning too much of your own employer’s…

Contrarian Investors Eye FAANG’s Netflix

by Ivan Struk on June 17, 2018May 2, 2020

When it comes to investing in capital markets institutional and retail (individual) investors usually have contrasting opinions.  Institutional investors claim superiority in “beating the markets” by talking about their models, investment theses backed by complex…

The Viability of Gene-Therapy Investing

by Ivan Struk on May 27, 2018May 2, 2020

The pharmaceutical industry in some ways can be seen as rather cyclical. New diseases are discovered, new cures are discovered, the cures are patented, the drugs are sold, the profits go up, the patents expire,…

Visa ($V) or Mastercard ($MA) ?

by Ivan Struk on May 18, 2018May 2, 2020

Sure, there’s nothing like a crisp $ 100 bill, but at the end of the day it has to all go digital. The last couple of years have prompted lot’s of discussion about cryptocurrency used…

Russian Stocks Amid Sanctions – Should Investors Turn to Yandex?

by Ivan Struk on April 17, 2018May 2, 2020

Overview The Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) has historically shown a propensity to fluctuate heavily while under pressure. Whether sanctions, inflation, or politics is concerned – the exchange and its traded assets tend to be very…

Tesla – Bears Could Cover at the Bottom

by Ivan Struk on March 28, 2018May 2, 2020

Tesla has a been a hot topic company over the last couple of years, praised for bringing revolutionary change to the automotive sector with their sleek cars, sexy marketing, and glorified CEO – Elon Musk….

Emerging Markets Attracting Investors

by Ivan Struk on March 26, 2018May 2, 2020

Investors love to talk about 2017, the “bull market” of 2017, the “Trump Rally”, and any outsized returns accumulated in rise to the SP500’s last all-time high on January 26, 2018. However, as profitable as…

EMH Observations in Emerging Markets

by Ivan Struk on March 16, 2018May 2, 2020

This blog has already explored the fact that many potential investors in emerging economies are impeded by a lack of resources and investment vehicles that can help them realize their speculative pursuits. However, upon further…

Amazon Inc ($AMZN) – Potential Growth Play of the Year

by Ivan Struk on March 1, 2018May 2, 2020

It’s difficult to have had a conversation about consumer growth stocks in 2017 without having heard mentioned the success of Amazon. The company’s growth was still not stifled in 2018, amidst turbulent February markets, the…

Merck & Co. Inc, 2018 Stock Rationale.

by Ivan Struk on January 30, 2018May 2, 2020

At the end of 2017 I published a list of companies that I expect will perform great in 2018. As a follow-up to that list I will publish my findings and due diligence for the…

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