Vanguard Australia: On The Benefits Of Diversfication In Long-Term Equity Returns

The benefits of diversification across asset classes cannot be understated. Over the long-term diversification not only smooths out rough short-term variations in returns but also helps as cushion the blow when one asset class under-performs. With that said, the following 2019 Vanguard Index Chart and table from Vanguard Australia shows the advantages of diversification over …

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The Many Ideas That Led To The Modern-Day Smart Phone: Chart

I came across an interesting chart while reading a research paper on innovation multipliers by Vanguard. The study notes that the smart phone is based on hundreds of ideas or patents that were invented before. This is surprising indeed. For the average user it looks the smart phone was invented from scratch just a few …

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