The current dividend yield of the S&P 500 is 1.90%. The yield has hovered around 2% for many years now. Since the 1990s the dividend yield has declined consistently year over year to reach the current low rates. The following chart shows the dividend yield since 1870: Click to enlarge Source: multipl.com However though the …
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As we head towards the end of this year, let’s take a look at which countries had the highest dividend yields at the start of the year. India has the lowest yield and Czech Republic has the highest. The U.S. rate of around 2% is lower than many emerging countries as shown in the chart …
Innovation is one of the important attribute’s of the world’s leading companies. High investment in research and development (R&D) leads to great innovation. Hence one way to evaluate top quality firms is to focus on their R&D budgets. Firms that lag in innovation are easily left behind in today’s hyper competitive market. Highly successful firms …
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The following is the Periodic Table of U.S. Equity Investment Returns from 1999 thru 2018. It shows the annual returns of various US equity indices such as the S&P 500, Russell 1000, Russell 3000, etc. in the order of performance: Click to enlarge Source: The Periodic Table Collection – 20th Anniversary Edition, Callan Institute In the …
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