The utility sector is usually considered as a stable sector that offers slow or no growth and strong dividends. For this reason it is one of the sectors preferred by income investors. The industry is regulated and its very rare for a company to fail. One such case was the crash of the Hawaiian Electric …
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The concentration in the US equity market has been running relatively high for the past few years. I have written many times on this topic as can be found here and here and here. Most of the time, I have discussed the concentration using the S&P 500 as the benchmark. However I came across an …
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The U.S. lags many regions of the world in terms of dividend yields. Hence investors looking for income can find better opportunities outside of the country. The dividend yields on US stocks have been on the decline for many years now due to tax policy and other factors. Currently the yield on the S&P 500 …
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Apple(AAPL) is the world’s largest company in terms of market capitalization. As of Friday, the market cap stands at $2.91 Trillion with 15.33 billion shares outstanding. The market cap of many countries’ entire stock market is lower than Apple’s market cap. From a performance perspective, Apple’s shares have been average to poor relatively so far …