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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The sector returns for the S&P 500 index by year are shown in the chart below. In 2017, the technology sector was the best performer with a return of about 39%. The worst performing sector was the telecom sector. Click to enlarge Source: Novel Investor