Archive of entries posted on March 2015

Three Reasons Why Investors Should Hold Emerging Market Stocks

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Emerging markets have been laggards in the past few years compared to their  developed world peers. Among the developed stocks, U.S. stocks especially had a superb run last year compared to European stocks. However this year, the tables seem to have turned with European stocks outperforming American stocks so far. With the poor performance of emerging stocks …

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Comparing the Performance of FTSE 100 and S&P 500

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The FTSE 100 Index closed at 7,022 yesterday. It has taken UK’s benchmark index to cross the 7,000 level. Almost 17 years ago the FTSE first reached 6,000. Though the index has reached a milestone, the performance is not that great compared to the S&P 500. U.S. stock have outperformed the FTSE 100 by a wide margin in …

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Dividend Contribution to Total Returns: A Look at Three Regions

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Dividend returns account for a significant part of total returns especially over the long-term in many markets. So it is important to hold dividend-paying stocks in the portfolio. Even a small dividend yield can amplify returns die to the effect of compounding. How much do dividends contribute to performance? In this post lets take a …

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How to Profit from the Strong Growth of the U.S. Auto Industry

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The automobile industry is the second largest and most important to the U.S. economy after the real estate industry. During the global financial crisis auto sales declined with the recession. Since then the industry has picked up steam and continues to show strong growth year after after. The following chart shows the annual growth of …

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