Markets
Sustained Growth and R&D: The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Divide
Nearly two years since AstraZeneca shafted Pfizer’s $104-billion courtship offer, Pfizer and Allergan announced on Nov. 23, 2015 that they were going to merge with a $160-billion mega-deal – the largest deal in the pharmaceutical industry’s history. After the deal... Continue reading...
Lessons Learned From the Rise of ETFs
For a large part of the 1980’s, 1990’s and the early 2000’s, hedge funds were equated with enormous financial success. Serving as investment vehicles primarily marketed towards the wealthy, hedge funds use a plethora of aggressive investing strategies in an... Continue reading...
Rise of the Machines
Driverless cars, data-analyzing computers and robots are all machines that can perform typical “human” tasks. Machines seem to be getting better at doing our job, and the fear of technological substitution of labor is returning to the stage of public... Continue reading...
A New Motif for Index Funds
With the prospect of interest rate hikes still dubious, it’s no surprise that many investors have turned to the stock market in pursuit of higher yields. The market’s larger returns is met with larger risks, and individual investors often have... Continue reading...
Is There Really Another Tech Bubble?
In August, Uber, the on demand taxi service, reached a valuation of over $50 billion, as first reported in the Wall Street Journal. To put it in perspective, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sabmiller PLC, a British company ranked... Continue reading...
The Chinese Boom and Bust
This article was co-published by Seeking Alpha on Sep. 13, 2015.
Over the past few months, China’s precipitous stock market drop has been wreaking havoc in markets across the globe. In the middle of June, China’s stock market hit a ... Continue reading...
Robinhood: Ushering in a New Age of Trading?
Robin Hood, the titular character of the classic folk tale, is known for his egalitarian cause: ‘taking from the rich and giving to the poor.’ This maxim sounds as if it has no place in any profit-seeking business. Although they... Continue reading...
Characteristics of IPOs Backed by Stage Funds
Background
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms generally view the initial public offering (IPO) as the most desirable exit scenario by which to realize their returns, sparking keen interest in the risk-return profile of these stocks as compared ... Continue reading...
From Niches to Riches: The Rise of the Gluten-Free Market
Labeled second on TIME Magazine’s Top 10 food trends in 2012, the gluten-free movement has officially dominated the American food industry. The popularity of going gluten-free has spawned a lucrative market for new and established food manufacturers that benefit from... Continue reading...
From the Dot Com Bubble to the Tech Boom
Is this tech boom another bubble? The similarities are easy to spot. Snapchat recently obtained a $19 billion private valuation, and as of right now the company has no established revenue streams. Examples like this can be perceived as clear... Continue reading...
