The 20th century belonged to the US and is known as the “American Century”. The 21st century is projected to be the “Asian Century” as countries such as China and India rise as world’s leading powers although economically and not militarily. Already these two countries have joined the list of the world’s top 10 economies as …
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The US equity market is currently in a secular bull market. In a secular bull market stocks keep going up and up until the party ends. Secular bull markets are of course followed by secular bear markets where stocks go nowhere for years. For instance, the first decade of the 21st century was “The Lost …
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I came across the below graphic showing the ranking of English speakers in Asian countries. Singapore tops the list followed by Malaysia. Laos has the lowest score. Click to enlarge Source: Aaron Strandberg via Twitter
Australia and the UK have the highest dividend yields among the select developed countries shown below. But in terms of dividend growth rate Canada and Germany top the list followed by the US. Click to enlarge Source: May 2017 INVESTMENT OUTLOOK – European Vacation ,PNC