Sin Stocks News February 12, 2015

• Another Inconvenient Truth: Vice Pays – Capital Finance International

  Evening Standard

  Another Inconvenient Truth: Vice Pays Capital Finance International The politically correct and socially sustainable is, though certainly laudable, not particularly profitable. Investors shunning sin stocks manage portfolios that are, on average, significantly less profitable than those possessed by shareholders … Anthony Hilton: Trust seasoned stocks to cook up rewardsEvening Standard all 2 news articles »

• Does the devil pick the best stocks? How sin can pay – CNBC

  CNBC

  Does the devil pick the best stocks? How sin can pay CNBC Holding on to principled investments may come at a (small) price, according to a new study of the long-term performance of "sin" stocks like tobacco and alcohol companies. Since 1900, the best-performing industries have been tobacco in the U.S. and … Sin stocks pay as alcohol and cigarettes beat sober rivalsFinancial Times The 20-year IPO poptheTally Distilling and brewing stocks 'most profitable'The Spirits Business Metro all 14 news articles »

• If You Want To Outperform, Buy Big Tobacco – ValueWalk

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  If You Want To Outperform, Buy Big Tobacco ValueWalk However, as soon as tobacco became a sin, the sector immediately started to outperform. There are many possible reasons why tobacco could have outperformed in this way. But it is somewhat of an anomaly. Sin stocks tend to outperform over the long-term.

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