Asset Class Returns From 2009 To 2023: Chart

We looked at the emerging markets returns and S&P 500 sector returns chart for 2023 in two posts earlier. In the post below let’s take a quick look at the asset class returns chart from 2009 to 2023 that was also published by Novel Investor. As expected, large caps were the winners in 2023 followed …

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Emerging Markets Returns by Country 2009 to 2023: Chart

We reviewed the S&P 500 sector performance chart for 2023 in an earlier post. The following chart shows the emerging markets returns by country from 2009 to 2023 also published by Novel Investor. Last year Hungary was the best performing emerging market followed by Greece and Poland. Who would have thought that Greece, which was …

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S&P 500 Sector Performance by Year from 2009 to 2023: Chart

The latest edition of the annual S&P sector performance chart for the S&P 500 was published by Novel Investor this week. In 2023, the best performing sector was the tech sector as represented by INFT, the S&P 500 Information Sector Index. The sector annual return’s was over as astonishing 57%. The next top performers were …

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Infographic: Principal Mountains and Rivers in the World

Infographics have become popular in recent years. In one page an infographic is able to show a ton of information in a clear and precise way. However infographics are not a new invention. I recently came across a fascinating infographic from the 1800s that shows the comparative height of mountains and lengths of rivers in …

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