Summary of Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2009

Each year investors eagerly await the release of the Global Investment Returns Yearbook by London School of Business (LBS). This year’s yearbook was sponsored by Credit Suisse Research Institute and the researchers were Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton of LBS. The authors urge investors to keep the faith with equities. What is the …

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Downloads: Dow Jones Select Dividend Indices

Stocks paying dividends are back in fashion among investors worldwide. Of course financial stocks that usually pay high dividends are not the favorite now. But other dividend stocks in sectors such as consumer staples, utilities, transportation, etc. are definitely worth looking at for long-term investment options. Dividend stocks in some countries have performed much better …

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Emerging Markets: Will Latin America Be The Winner This Year?

Emerging market economies are projected to perform better this year than the developed economies. Based on the year-to-date (YTD) performance of the foreign stocks trading as ADRs in the US, it appears that the above estimate might come true. The Bank of New York Mellon Asia ADR Index is down 15.25% YTD and the Bank …

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