Emerging market stocks have traditionally been favored by investors for their price appreciation potential. Most emerging markets were not known for high dividend yields and investors did not focus their attention on emerging market stocks for their dividend yields. However that need not be the case now as many emerging market companies pay high and …
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Turkey: can stocks go any higher? (Beyond BRICs) The best way to invest in Britain’s stockmarket (MoneyWeek) Load up on Canadian equities, says Canaccord strategist (Financial Post) How to take a punt on the eurozone (TrustNet UK) Are Taxes Headed Higher? (Charles Schwab) Hurricane Sandy – Costs to come (The Economist Blog) Economically speaking, Hurricane Sandy not seen as devastating (Macleans) …
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In September, 2010 I wrote an article discussing the decline average holding periods on the major stocks exchanges of the world. One of the charts included in that post is the following chart for the NYSE: Click to enlarge The average holding period for stocks has declined on most major exchange for many years …
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The Gini Coefficient measures inequality of income or wealth between countries. The higher the ratio the higher the inequality.Countries such as Brazil, Russia, China, India, USA, etc. have high Gini coefficients due to the extreme disparity in wealth and income between the elite and the rest of the population. The following chart shows the Gini …
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