Archive of entries posted on June 2021

Performance of Australian vs. Global Stocks Over The Past 30 years

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The Australian equity market is one of the best markets in the world for long-term returns. The latest Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2021 showed that Australian stock yielded a total of 6.8% per year in US Dollar terms since 1,900 topping all other countries. Strong fundamentals, transparency, good governance, political stability, excellent dividend payout …

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Trains That Changed The World: Video

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While spending time at home during the lockdowns of the Covid pandemic I came across an amazing video on the evolution of trains across the world. This Australian documentary produced by Spark covers great rail lines in Australia, the UK, Canada, USA and others. Unlike other documentaries this one includes fascinating facts throughout the program. …

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How Important is Dividend Reinvestment?

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One of the simplest and easiest ways to boost returns in the long-term is to invest in dividend-paying stocks and then reinvesting dividends. Automatic buying of additional shares when dividends are received leads to compounding of returns since stock prices usually go higher. During periods of market volatility dividend reinvesting is even better since additional …

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Train Journey Across Sri Lanka: Video

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One of the great accomplishments of the British Empire in terms of infrastructure development projects was the construction of the “Main Line” railway line in Sri Lanka. The rail line was primarily built to transport tea from plantations efficiently to the ports for export to the UK and beyond. The following is a great documentary …

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Video: Megabridges – Engineering Documentary

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A few months ago I discovered an excellent channel on YouTube called Free Documentary. The following video is a superb presentation on bridge engineering. It covers three bridges in France – the Pont du Gard, the viaduct of Garabit and the viaduct of Millau. The Pont du Gard is an amazing viaduct built by the Romans …

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