I came across the following table showing the sector weightings in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and select developed market indices: Click to enlarge Note: The data shown above are as of Dec, 2016. So the weightings may have changed since then. Some of the high-level observations from the above are: Canada’s TSX …
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Investing in foreign stocks offer many advantages such as a wide universe of stocks to choose, higher dividend yields in some markets, different earnings growth rates and potential high growth opportunities, etc. The following infographic shows some of the beneits of going overseas: Click to enlarge Source: Global Vision Enhances Equity Insight by Mark Phelps, Scott …
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The most innovative country in the world is neither a developed European country or the US. Based on a study by Ana Maria Santacreu at the St.Louis Fed, China leads the world in innovation based on the number of patent applications filed by year: Click to enlarge Source: Chart of the Day: The Most Innovative …
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The chart below shows the annual returns of various asset classes like stocks, bonds, cash, etc. from 2003 thru 1H, 2017: Click to enlarge Source: Novel Investor
Diversification is the simple and easy way to avoid major disasters and achieve one’s long-term goal in equity investment. The following chart vividly makes this point clear.At the height of the global financial crisis, the S&P 500 fell 37% in 2008 but the consumer staples index declined by only 15%. Similarly no index has been …
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