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Bonds are a vital part of any effective investment portfolio, providing stable cash flow. Despite their generally secure returns, bonds come with risks, primarily default and credit risks. Even sovereign bonds can face bankruptcy risks, making it crucial to assess these risks before investing. Understanding these risks helps investors make informed decisions and manage their portfolios effectively.

As America continues to maintain a high-interest rate, the borrowing cost for companies still remains at a peak. However, compared to other bonds, bonds related to ESG enjoy a lower yield, but seldom do we see small or startup companies issue green bonds. This is because issuing green bonds requires the funds only to be used on certain ESG projects, which is normally not the primary goal for small and startup companies. Hence, a new type of bond, Sustainability-Linked Bonds, is created. In this article, we will briefly introduce the concept and principle of Sustainability-Linked Bonds.

As the name suggests, high dividends refer to companies distributing higher profits to investors in the form of cash dividends. There is no specific definition of how much dividend constitutes a high dividend. This article will utilize TQuant Lab to conduct a backtesting performance analysis of buying and holding High Dividend ETF.

The insider transfer strategy was constructed by adding the RSI indicator to the timing of insider transfers, aiming to explore whether following insiders into the market in a constantly rising stock market has good timing capabilities. The performance of insider transfer strategy is also backtested in this article.

This time, the Williams %R strategy was used for backtesting. The Williams indicator is also called the Williams index, wmsr, or W%R. Its English name is The Williams Percent Range. It was created by the famous American trader Larry Williams in 1973. It is a standard indicator in technical analysis. One. The KD line and other indicators commonly used by investors to judge overbought or oversold are developed based on the William indicator.

In 2023, under inflation, high interest rates, and excessive inventory level, the demand for consumer electronics products weakened, resulting in a sustained decline in the panel industry. The touch panel sector also faced profit erosion due to competition. Consequently, touch panel manufacturers have been actively diversifying into new business areas, despite the impact still remains relatively low at present. This article will briefly outline Taiwan’s touch panel industry’s new business plans, progress, and the industry outlook for the first half of 2024.

With the advancement of technology, the amount of data computers need to process has become increasingly massive. The transmission speed of computers in the past has become insufficient to meet the demands of next-generation high-speed computing. Therefore, when faster transmission interface specifications are introduced, high-speed transmission IC design companies must also increase their investment in developing related products. However, in recent years, high-speed transmission IC design companies have experienced declining revenues and profits. After a two-year inventory adjustment period, by the second half of 2023, most manufacturers’ inventories have returned to a healthier level. Additionally, with inflation gradually cooling down and the surge in AI demand, terminal demand is expected to gradually recover. This article will introduce you to the high-speed transmission IC design industry and provide insights into the latest trends in the IC industry.

The Ichimoku Kinko Hyo strategy employed in this simulation utilizes the concept of the three-line conversion in the Ichimoku Cloud chart for backtesting, coupled with trailing stop-loss testing for profitability. Under the pen name Ichimoku Sanjin (いちもくさんじん / Ichimoku Sanjin), Goichi Hosoda authored seven series of works detailing the philosophy behind this indicator and its trading system.

ESG is an important indicator for evaluating a company's sustainable development and is also one of the important issues that investors pay attention to. Environmental risks are an issue that the world must pay attention to. Both investors and social groups have begun to supervise companies' or governments' response measures to environmental risks. This article will buy-and-hold ESG ETF and backtest risk and performance.