While researching on periodic table of investment returns, I came across the following chart which can be very useful for Canadian investors. This chart shows the comparison of returns for various asset classes. Canadians can use this to plan their portfolio allocation strategies. Click to enlarge Legend: Text Represents RRB Real return bonds S&P500 S&P …
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Yesterday we reviewed the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for Developed Markets. The chart below shows the MSCI country returns for Emerging Markets: Click to enlarge Source: Blackrock Brazil has been an average to poor performer since 2010. It is surprising that Indonesia and Philippines are among the top in terms of 10-year annualized returns. …
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The S&P 500 is up by 2.40% year-to-date on price return basis. Many developed European markets are ahead of the U.S. as listed below: UK’s FTSE 100: 6.4% France’s CAC 40: 18.1% Germany’s DAX Index: 16.8% Spain’s IBEX35 Index: 10.8% Among the emerging markets, China’s Shanghai Composite is up by an astonishing 37.3% so far.Brazil’s …
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The following chart shows the returns for the various MSCI single country indices: Click to enlarge Source: Blackrock It is surprising that Singapore yielded the highest annualized return in 10 years during the period shown. Ireland has been the worst performers in five years during the same period. While the MSCI German index fell by …
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