Following our theme of reviewing asset class returns over the years and the importance of diversification, the following is another chart showing the annual returns and average returns from 2006 to 2020. Commodities have never been the best performer since 2006. Similarly the best return for emerging equities was all the way back in 2009 …
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One of the key factors for success with investing in equities is to distribute one’s assets across many asset classes, sectors and regions. Diversification is the simplest and cheapest way to reduce risk for retail investors. Today’s winners in the market can become tomorrow’s losers. Or to put it another way, a winner in one …
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Investing in foreign stocks involves a thorough analysis of many factors such as market type (emerging vs. developed vs. frontier markets), form of government, liquidity, transparency, accounting standards, etc. After deciding on a particular country, it is again important to determine in what industries or sectors to invest in. This decision is critical because each …
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Governments in the OECD countries collect tax revenues that can be grouped into the following categories: Consumption Taxes, Social Insurance Taxes, Individual Taxes, Corporate Taxes, Property Taxes and Other. On an average, Consumption Taxes such as Value-Added Tax (VAT) accounted for one-third of tax revenues in OECD member countries in 2019 according to an article …
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