Dividends are important factor to consider to boost return with equity investments. I have written many times before in this blog that dividends provide a cushion to a well-diversified portfolio during adverse market conditions and help increase the total return of an investment. To put it another way, buying dividend-paying stocks and then reinvesting the …
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The US auto parts industry is the second most important industry after the auto manufacturing industry. Direct employment by auto parts suppliers was over 907,000 in 2019. When indirect jobs are included the total reached out 4.8 million jobs in that year according to a report by Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association. Mid-western states have the …
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Inflation has become one of the main topics in the US media in recent weeks. Prices of autos to food and restaurant meals are going up to the surprise of the general population which generally was protected from the ravages of inflation for many years now. Curious investors are wondering about the impact of inflation …
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Gold is an important asset class to own in a well diversified portfolio. The performance of gold is negatively co-related to risky assets such as the S&P 500. In this post, let’s review the return of gold vs. the S&P 500 during major crises in the past few decades. Before we get to that a …
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