The Best Swedish Dividend Stocks
Sweden is by far the biggest stock market in the Nordics, both in terms of market cap and the number of public companies. Nasdaq Stockholm
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Swedish Investment Companies: Their Dividend Track-Records
Instead of buying an active mutual fund, you can choose to invest in an investment company. We have previously written several articles about these stocks
Continue readingSwedish Investment Companies: Business, Owners, Performance And Holdings
Swedish entrepreneurs have a long history of being good stewards of capital. Because of this, we believe Swedish investment companies offer great opportunities for returns
Continue readingWhy Stocks Drop On The Ex-Dividend Date
An investment in any company stems from more than just a profit-making mind, gratitude for which is in the form of a dividend, as a
Continue readingWhy Investment Companies Are A Great Investment
Introduction and summary: This article seeks to explain what an investment company is, and what the main differences are compared to mutual funds. If you
Continue readingThe 7 Best Swedish Real Estate Stocks
Introduction and summary: Swedish real estate stocks have outperformed the OMX-30 over any time frame over the last two decades. For example, during the last
Continue readingDebunking Dividend Investing (Why You Should Be Careful With Dividend Stocks)
Introduction and summary: Dividend stocks have outperformed non-paying stocks, but many non-payers could pay a dividend but chose not to. This article argues there are
Continue readingCan Foreigners Open A US Investment Account?
The US stock market is about 50% of the world’s stock market capitalization. If you want a diversified stock portfolio it’s pretty natural to include
Continue readingWhy Invest In The Berkshires – The Original And The Clones/Minis/Babies
Introduction and summary: Most investors know very well the story of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett. However, the many advantages of the Berkshire business model
Continue readingWhy Stock Picking Is So Difficult
Stock picking is difficult because only a small minority of the stocks contribute to the majority of the gains. It’s skewed to only a few
Continue readingWhy It Is Important To Avoid Investment Mistakes (Remove Unforced Errors)
The good is mostly in the absence of the bad. – Old proverb, mentioned in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s Antifragile. Why is it important to avoid
Continue readingThe Best Seasonal Period In The Stock Market
Some weeks ago I published an article looking at the worst month in the stock market: September. Today, 29th of September, as September is coming
Continue readingDividends Do Nothing For Shareholders
Managements often mouth that paying a dividend is doing something for shareholders. It is precisely the opposite. Instead they are saying, “Sorry, we can’t do
Continue readingAre Interactive Brokers and Degiro Safe?
In Street Name Your capital is at risk when you are investing in equity markets, but I assume very few consider the broker as a
Continue readingSwedish Match – The Scandinavian Sin Stock
The company: Swedish Match is included in the Scandinavian dividend portfolio. Based in Stockholm, Sweden, and listed on the Stockholm Exchange with the ticker SWMA,
Continue readingTakeaways From Terry Smith’s (Fundsmith) Annual Letter Of 2011
Terry Smith, the CEO/CIO of Fundsmith, writes an interesting annual report that is well worth reading. He goes one step further than most money managers
Continue readingCostco – The Moat Is The Unique Corporate Culture
Costco (COST) is a US retailer and for good reasons one of the most admired companies in the world. Costco’s management style, with a focus
Continue readingSome Thoughts On Estateguru (review)
Introduction and summary: I have invested in Estateguru since 2016 and this review shares my thoughts and experiences as a lender and investor on their
Continue readingSeptember Is The Worst Month For Stocks
Yesterday, the 3rd of September 2020, witnessed a pretty big drop in the stock market with Nasdaq leading the decline with a drop of 5.07%.
Continue readingWhisky Investment – Cask Is King
Introduction and summary Alcohol has for thousands of years been a vital part of human culture (whether you like it or not). Whisky though, a
Continue readingThe Family Business Portfolio
Before you continue reading we emphasize that the portfolio below is no recommendation to buy or sell the mentioned securities. We’re no investment advisors. Please
Continue readingAlchemy – The Surprising Power Of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense
The models that dominate all human decision-making today are duly heavy on simplistic logic, and light on magic – a spreadsheet leaves no room for
Continue readingHow To Hedge Against Tail-Risk
Tail risk is a form of portfolio risk that arises when the possibility that an investment will move more than three standard deviations from the
Continue readingTakeaways From Terry Smith’s (Fundsmith) Annual Letter Of 2010
Terry Smith, the CEO/CIO of Fundsmith, writes an interesting annual report that is well worth reading. He goes one step further than most money managers
Continue readingWhy Retaining Earnings Makes More Sense Than Distributions
I have written numerous articles about dividends and compounding. To sum up, in order to create the biggest amount of wealth, you would want to
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