Brand Finance, the global brand valuation and strategy consultancy, published The World’s Most Valuable 500 Brands for 2018 earlier this year. Tech firms dominate the list with five spots going to companies this sector out of the top 10 as shown in the graphic below. The world’s most valuable brand is Amazon(AMZN) followed by Apple(AAPL), …
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Emerging equity markets are have higher risks but can yield higher returns. The following chart shows how diversification among these markets is essential for long-term success with this type of asset class. No one country is the consistent performer each year. For example, in 2018 Qatar was the best market while Turkey was the worst. …
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Diversification is a simple and easy strategy to beat market volatility. Diversifying one’s assets in a portfolio among various asset classes is one of type of diversification. The following chart shows the total return of various asset classes from 2004 thru 2018. Click to enlarge Source: What Asset Diversification Looks Like, in One Chart, Northwestern …
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The following chart shows the annual returns for individual developed countries from 199 thru 2018. Since 2008, the US has been the best performing market for four years. In 2018, global export-driven countries like Germany and Canada were the worst performers.Overall the chart below shows the importance of diversification since no country is the consistent …
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The production and sales of weapons is one of the top industries in the world. In more recent year, Private Military Contractors(PMCs) have also flourished to offer all types of military services. In 2017, the global arms business topped $398 billion according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). A few interesting points noted in …
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