July 10, 2023 | Daily JAM, Videos |
Today’s Trend of the Week is India is the New China–in investing terms. Companies are looking to India for better prices and as a means of side-stepping the China and U.S. technology trade wars. For example, Apple is openly looking for suppliers in India, or asking suppliers to move from China to India, and other companies are following the path as well. Moody’s forecasts India’s GDP growth at 6% to 6.3% this year. I have two suggestions to get in on this trend. The first is the iShares MSCI India ETF, (INDA), which is up 5% year to date, but up 10-11% in the last three months. The other option is HDFC Bank, (HDB), much more volatile that the ETF, but also up 5% year to date and up 8% in the last three months. HDFC Bank is the biggest credit card issuer in India, with 28-29% market share. As wealth in India grows, more and more consumers are getting credit cards for the first time. HDFC also offers alternative platforms and payment technology that will also let the bank ride the technology wave in India’s financial sector. I don’t feel overly enthusiastic about investing in India as a whole. The country has an incredible, increasing reliance on coal, and the economy is riddled with special deals that favor family-run conglomerates with ties to the government. Buying the whole Megillah makes me a little leery, but I like INDA and HDB to get in on sentiment that sees India as the new China for investments.
March 24, 2020 | Daily JAM, HDB, Stock Alerts |
In normal markets I don't sell stocks out of my long-term 50 Stocks Portfolio on changes in market direction. This is definitely a buy-and-hold-ish portfolio. But these aren't normal times either for financial markets or economies and today, March 24, I'm selling...
August 20, 2019 | Daily JAM |
I've finally finished my complete list of sells in Step #2 of getting ready for the Next Big One. I've added them all to the complete Special Report that you can find in the Special Reports section of the site but I thought I'd also make them more accessible by...
August 15, 2019 | Daily JAM, DG, HDB, ITUB, Mid Term, WMT |
Today night I added Step #2 to my Special Report 5 Is Your Portfolio Ready for the Next Big? The post below is a cut and paste of the material I added to the Special Report. I'm posting it separately here to make it a bit more accessible. (In the full Special Report...
August 6, 2019 | Daily JAM, Special Reports |
Is a Recession coming? I don't mean "someday." Someday the sun will go nova but I don't need to price that in to my investment strategy. But a Recession in 2020 or 2021? That's something to take into account. And to prepare for to the degree possible. Or a Credit...
November 28, 2017 | Daily JAM, HDB, Stock Alerts |
It's only sensible to worry about numbers like these--they're just so deliciously good. For the last 10 years, India's HDFC Bank has been able to grow its loan portfolio by 31% annually. It's deposit base has expanded at almost the same rate, 29% annually. That...
June 28, 2016 | Daily JAM, HDB, ITUB, Volatility |
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March 2, 2015 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, You Might Have Missed |
The budget the Indian government announced on Saturday, February 28, for the fiscal year that begins on April 1, wasn’t a home run but it was probably good enough to keep Indian stocks moving higher in the months ahead
February 27, 2015 | Daily JAM, HDB |
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December 3, 2010 | Daily JAM |
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