The US tax system is one of the most complex in the world. The tax code is 6,871 pages long according to one estimate. When all the guidelines and regulations are included it goes to 75,000 pages ! The reason for the complexity is the tax code constantly gets updated with all kinds of exclusions, …
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The most valuable listed company in Europe is French luxury giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMUY). At the end of 2022, its market capitalization stood at $342.0 billion Euros. In US dollar terms, it was $426.0 billion as of close of Jan 20, 2023. Below is a short except from a recent journal …
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The Dividend Withholding Tax rate for foreign investors in Chilean equities used to be 35%. This rate has been reduced to 23.9041123%. This is a welcome news for ADR holders. Below is the YTD returns of Chilean ADRs trading on the US exchanges: Click to enlarge Source: BNY Mellon Last year Lithium miner Soc. Quimica …
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European stocks are performing better so far this year than US stocks. However over the past 5 years and the long run they they have lagged US markets. For instance, the DAX index is up 6.85% YTD while the S&P has increased by 3.88%. Over the past 5 years, the S&P 500 has shot up …
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Callan has published their famous The Periodic Table of Investment Returns 2022 edition. This chart shows the annual returns of key indices ranked in order of performance for each calendar year. Last year when most equities declined cash equivalent was the king with a return of 1.46%. REITs were the worst as rising interest rates …
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