Archive of entries posted on August 2021

The Power of Reinvested Dividends: McDonald’s Example

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Investing in dividend-paying stocks is an important strategy for success with investment in equities. Stocks that not only pay dividends but also increase them consistently over time are even better for long-term investment. Picking and holding dividend growers and reinvesting dividends automatically can generate excellent total returns if held over a decade or more. I …

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The World’s Leading Tire Manufacturers by Revenue in 2020: Chart

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The World’s Top Tire Manufacturers based on revenue from tires in 2020 are shown in the chart below. The world’s top tire maker is Michelin(MGDDY) of France followed by Bridgestone (BRDCY) of Japan, Germany’s Continental (CTTAY), US-based Goodyear(GT) and Sumitomo of Japan. Here is an interesting fact: There used to be two tire makers in the US. But with …

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The Healthcare Industry in the US: Infographic

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The healthcare industry is one of the largest industries in the US employing millions of workers. Due to the fragmented nature of the industry and regulatory burden, employment in the industry is artificially high. It is not uncommon for a hospital system to have hundreds of workers just in the billing department whose only job …

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Fact of the Day: The Biggest Employer in the UK

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The National Health Service (NHS) is the biggest employer in the UK. The NHS employed over 1.3 million people as January 2021. The NHS is funded directly by taxes and is the fifth largest employer in the world according to an article and one out every 20 employees in the UK works for the NHS. Source: …

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Seven Behavioral Biases To Be Aware Of

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Success with investing in equities depends on many factors such as market conditions, quality of stocks held, dividend reinvestment, buying when stocks are super cheap, holding for the long-term, etc. Of all these factors one of the most important is the ability to identify and avoid common behavioral finance mistakes. Sometimes simply making wise behavioral …

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