There have been nine bull and bear markets in the Canadian equity market since 1957. Like in other countries, bull markets have been longer than bear markets with the average bull market lasting 70 months with an average return of over 141%. Similarly the average bear market lasted about 12 months with an average loss …
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Ever wonder what fits in one rail car? The following infographic shows how much a rail car holds for some of the items: Click to enlarge Source: AAR The major North American listed railroads are: Company: Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Company: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd(CP) Company: CSX Corp (CSX) Company: Kansas City Southern (KSU) …
The Apple iPhone XS Max retails for $1,099. But the total cost of all the parts that form the phone costs only $390 according to an article in the journal. The markups on iPhones in general is huge and so this phone is also not an exception. Click to enlarge Source: What’s Inside the New iPhone, WSJ …
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The benchmark index of the Indian equity market S & P BSE Sensex is up by 2% YTD at 34808. However over the past 52 weeks it reached a record high of 38896. Since then it has slid some 5% to current levels. Among the major emerging markets, only Brazil is performing better than India due to ending …
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On a day like yesterday, it is important to have some perspective on long-term investing: Click to enlarge Source: Schwab