Is Gold Better Than Other Assets Over The Very Long Term?

Gold has outperform ed other assets during some periods in the past. Usually when investors look for safe haven such as during bear markets they tend to flock to gold. However during most time when equity markets are “normal” or in growth mode, gold has lagged other assets. Over the really long term gold has …

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The Top 10 Global Pharma Companies 2019

The Top 10 Global Pharma Companies based on the revenue from their pharmaceutical segments are shown in the chart below. The world’s largest pharmaceutical company Connecticut, USA based giant Pfizer(PFE). Last year it had a revenue of about $54 billion. Switzerland-headquartered Roche(RHHBY) and Johnson&Johnson(JNJ) took the 2nd and 3rd ranks. Click to enlarge Source: Who are …

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Comparing the Returns of Railroad Stocks Year-to-Date

North American railroad stocks have performed very well so far this year. While the S&P 500 is up around 21% year-to-date, most of Class I railroads, with the exception of CSX, have shot up by over 26%. Canadian Pacific(CP) is the best of the group and has grown by over 34%. One reason CSX is …

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