Every year Barclays publishes the popular Equity Gilt Study which contains a multitude of fascinating charts and data. The following are some of the charts from the report for 2013. a) UK Asset Returns since 1899 Click to enlarge b) US Asset Returns over many periods c) The importance of reinvestment You can download the full report in pdf …
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Every year Credit Suisse publishes their famous Global Investment Returns Yearbook. This year’s version was released back in February. This year’s report includes many fascinating charts and facts. The entire report is worth a review. Below are some sample charts from the Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2014: 1) Relative size of World Stock Markets at …
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In the developed world protection of permanent workers against individual dismissal is generally very high in Europe. However some emerging countries have better protection for workers than in Europe as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Containting costly job losses, OECD Observer According to OECD, India has the highest protect for permanent workers …
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The dividend yield of the S&P 500 has stayed at around 2% for many years.Investors looking for higher yields can consider foreign equities many of which have much higher dividend yields.Traditionally European companies tend to have higher dividend yields than U.S. firms. Despite withholding taxes on dividends imposed on U.S. investors by most foreign governments and other …
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The U.S. economy is the world’s largest economy with an GDP of over $16.0 Trillion. However much of the U.S. economy output is derived from the service sector not manufacturing of goods. Service sectors includes everything from flipping burgers at a fast food store to preparing taxes for a customer to creating and shuffling paperwork around …
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