An Inverted Yield Curve Predicts Recessions in the USA
When 2 year US government bonds yield more than the 10 year US government bonds a recession is likely to appear soon. This chart shows why this is seen as such a reliable predictor. The chart shows the...
View Article20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog in 2018
The most popular posts on the Curious Cat Investing and Economics blog in 2018 (based on page views). Default Rates on Loans by Credit Score (2015) Stock Market Capitalization by Country from 2000 to...
View ArticleThe 20 Most Valuable Companies in the World – Jan 2019
This post lists the 20 publicly traded companies with the largest market capitalization as of today. Since my November 2017 list of the 20 most valuable stocks the value of 2 companies increased by...
View ArticleTucows: Building 3 Businesses With Strong Positive Cash Flow
This post is an exploration of a specific stock Tucows (TCX). Tucows, based in Canada, has built from their domain registration business into a company with 3 businesses poised for predictable cash...
View ArticleTencent Gaming
Tencent is one of the stocks in my 10 stocks for 10 years portfolio. In fact it is my largest holding (when you consider that Tencent shares owned by Naspers. Some others have performed better since my...
View ArticleRetirement Portfolio Allocation for 2020
The markets continue to provide difficult options to investors. In the typical market conditions of the last 50 years I think a sensible portfolio allocation was not that challenging to pick. I would...
View ArticleHuge Growth in USA Corporate Debt from 2005 to 2020
There are many problems with the extremely low interest rates available in decade since the too-big-to-fail financial crisis. The interest rates seem to me to be artificially sustained by massive...
View ArticleFinding Great Investments Keeps Getting Harder
In some ways investing recently has been pretty easy, anything you have bought (almost) goes up – and usually goes up a lot. But when looking for bargains to invest in, it just keeps getting more and...
View ArticleIndividual Stock Portfolio Investment Planning
Early last year when studying my portfolio I decided my two biggest positions (Apple and Google – those ready the blog won’t be surprised due to my 10 stocks for 10 years posts) continued to warrant...
View ArticleNew Health Care Insurance Subsidies in the USA
The $1.9 trillion covid19 relief law (American Rescue Plan Act) includes large increases in health insurance subsidies in addition to the $1,400 per person payments to individuals. The law increases...
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