The U.S. equity market as represented by the S&P 500 has performed very well this year with a return of 17.2% so far based on price return only. When dividends are included the returns will be a bit slightly higher. The returns on the index over the 5 and 10 year period is also very …
The Top 20 Countries for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2018 is shown in the chart below. The figures for 2017 is also shown for comparison purposes. Even with a reduction in FDI in 2018, the US is the largest recipient of FDI in the world. China is the next top country for attracting FDI …
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American investors looking for income stocks can consider going abroad for investment opportunities. While the US equity market offers decent dividend yields, foreign stocks have better yields. So instead of purely focusing on domestic stocks, adding overseas companies not only provides additional yields but also diversification benefits to a well built portfolio. Though investors are …
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Real Estate is one of the asset classes preferred by income investors. One way to invest in this asset class is via REITs. The following Callan Periodic Table of Real Estate Investment Returns shows various indices within the real estate space from 1999 thru 2018 in the order of performance: Click to enlarge Source: The Periodic Table …
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One of the important factors to consider when investing in equity markets is concentration risk. To put in simple terms, if a market is highly concentrated or dominated by a handful of firms then the risk is high and vice versa. This is because high concentration leads to severe declines in a down market. A …
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