Sin Stocks News February 24, 2015
- Socially Responsible Investing: An Overcrowded Trade [Part One] – ValueWalk
Socially Responsible Investing: An Overcrowded Trade [Part One]
ValueWalk
And while the data itself is interesting — there seems to be an anomaly as to why big tobacco and sin stocks in general outperform — there's one point that I didn't cover in that article; the ethical implications of investing in big tobacco as well … - The wages of 'sin' are higher returns – Irish Times
The wages of 'sin' are higher returns
Irish Times
The outperformance of sin stocks – commonly regarded as companies in the tobacco, alcohol, gambling, and arms industries – appears to be a global phenomenon. A separate study which looked at sin stocks returns over the 1970-2007 period noted that … - In the stock market, it pays to be bad – Business Insider
In the stock market, it pays to be bad
Business Insider
Despite poorer performance, the Vanguard fund's assets under management ($1.5 billion) are five times the size of Vice's ($290 million). Ironically, altruistic investors could be responsible for higher returns on the "sin" stocks, Credit Suisse noted …
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