Archive of entries posted on January 2014

Dividend Growers Outperform Dividend Paying Stocks

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Dividend-paying stocks generally beat non-dividend paying stocks in the long run. However stocks that grow their dividends outperform dividend-payers in the long-term due to the effect of compounding and rising dividends. The graph below shows that dividend growers outperform dividend payers in terms of total returns over the long run: Click to enlarge Source: Earning dividend …

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An Introduction To Bolivian Economy

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The South American country of Bolivia is bordered by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. The country has a population of over 10.4 million. Here is a brief overview on the economy of Bolivia from CIA’s The World Factbook site: Bolivia is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America. Following a …

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Why Invest In Singapore Stocks

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The city state of Singapore is one of the developed markets in Asia. Unlike its neighboring country of Malaysia, Singapore had a strong political system since its independence that helped transform its economy into a highly industrialized economy on par with the developed world. As a major trading hub of global trade with a top …

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Is the US Manufacturing Industry Really Undergoing a ‘Renaissance’?

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I wrote an article titled  Can the U.S. Become the Mecca of Manufacturing Again? back in May 2012. In the article noted why Caterpillar (CAT) shut down its plant in London, Ontario and moved it to Muncie, Indiana and that places like Greenville/Spartanburg corridor in South Carolina are emerging as the Mecca of manufacturing in the U.S quoting a …

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Asset Class Returns From 2004 To 2013

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management publishes the Guide to the Markets report each quarter. The latest report for Q1, 2014 is out and investors can find useful information in this 71-page report which is full of interesting charts and tables. The Asset Class Returns chart for the period 2004 to 2013 is shown below: Click to …

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