The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns for 2017 is shown below. Similar to the Callan chart for equities, this table shows the annual performance of commodities. Click to enlarge Source: US Funds Last year Palladium was the top performer with a return of over 56%. Copper, an important metal that is considered as the barometer …
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In earlier posts we saw the Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for key indices, global equity indices and the famous annual periodic table for 2017. Below is the chart for US equity investment returns for the period 1997-2016: Click to enlarge Source: Callan Associates The above chart shows the benefits of diversification between various equity …
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Came across an interesting Singapore fact posted at The Marginal Revolution blog. In 2016, Singapore police reported 135 total days without any crimes. Comparing crimes between the island country of Singapore and the US would be a fascinating exercise. Incidentally, murders in New York city last year declined to under 300, one of the lowest …
The Callan Chart for The Annual Returns of Global Equity Indices from 1997 thru 2016 are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Note: The returns shown above are based on MSCI Index returns Source: Callan Associates Download: The Periodic Table Collection – Rankings of Assorted Indices and Strategies, Callan Associates
Callan Associates has released their famous “The Periodic Table of Investment Returns” for 2017. This chart shows the performance of stocks, bonds, US and foreign stocks, etc. by year. The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 1998-2017 is shown below: Click to enlarge Source: Callan Associates Download: The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 1998-2017 (in pdf) A few observations: …
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