Archive of entries posted on January 2017

The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 2016: A Review

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Update: The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 1998-2017 Callan Associates has published their “The Periodic Table of Investment Returns for 2016”. This fascinating chart shows the returns of various of classes such as stocks, bonds, US and foreign stocks, etc. The importance of diversification among asset classes is vividly illustrated by the Callan chart each year. The Callan Periodic …

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Why Cutting Severe Losses Is Important

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In the world of stock market investing, cutting losses is more important than holding on to gains. The courage to cut and protect remaining capital is especially critical when a stock plunges heavily leading to sever losses in portfolio. It is much easier for anybody to hold on to stocks that continue to go higher. …

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Dividend Yield by Country January 2017: Chart

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The chart below shows the latest dividend yield for select countries.: Click to enlarge Note: The values shown above are trailing 12- month yields. Source: Star Capital Among the developed countries, New Zealand and Australia have the highest yields at over 4%. That figure is double that of the yield for US. Among emerging markets, India …

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US Minimum Wage Adjusted For Productivity

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The minimum wage increased in 19 US states from the beginning of this year. For example, in California the minimum wage increased by 50 cents to $10.50 an hour. In the state of Massachusetts, it increased y $1 to $11 an hour. The chart below shows the rate increases by state: Click to enlarge Source: Minimum …

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Periodic Table of Investment Returns: Emerging Markets 2002 Thru 2016

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The following chart is the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for select Emerging Markets from 2002 thru 2016. This is a followup post to the developed markets chart I posted earlier. Click to enlarge Source: Novel Investor For an interactive version of the above chart please go here. Related: Review: The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns …

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