One of the indices offered by the index provider Russell Investments is the The Russell Australia High Dividend Index. This index is comprised of diversified Australian blue chips that pay high dividends. The average market cap of companies in the index is over $34 billion and the dividend yield of the index is 5.72%. Financials …
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Equity markets fall and rise for a multitude of reasons that no one can predict. So investors should not try to time the market moves. This is especially important for ordinary investors. Sophisticated professional investors such as hedge funds and other traders are able to reap fantastic profits from taking advantage of volatility in the …
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The size of the U.S. economy is about $14.66 Trillion. However over 70% of the GDP is based on consumption spending. As a result any recovery is highly dependent on the U.S. consumer whose household debt is still too high by historical standards. This is in sharp contrast to U.S. companies which hold over $1.0 …
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