Vanguard Australia has published the 2021 Vanguard Index Chart. This powerful chart shows the importance of long-term investing and the benefits of diversification over various asset classes. In the long run, US stocks beat Australian stocks and other investment types. An A$10K investment on July 1, 1991 would have grown to over A$217K if invested …
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US tech giant Apple(AAPL) is the most valuable company in the world. Currently Apple has a market capitalization of $2.50 Trillion. On Tuesday the company has scheduled its latest hardware unveiling event. Some investors are hoping the upgrades to iPhone and other products would help propel the market cap to $3.0 Trillion soon. Apple is one …
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Stocks are the best asset class to own especially over the long-term. Equities not only provide superior returns but also help beat inflation. For income investors, well established high-quality companies can offer excellent dividends. Stocks outperforming other assets has been proven by studies in many major markets. In this post, let us take a look …
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Mexico and China compete to attract foreign direct investment especially from US multinationals. While labor in China is much cheaper than in Mexico, Mexico has many advantages over China. For example, China’s labor practices are much to be desired to say least. A few years ago a spate suicides by workers at Foxconn, a contract …
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The Indian equity market has performed very well this year. The benchmark Sensex has shot up over 21% year-to-date. In the past five years the index has more than doubled. Today the index reached a new high of 58,459.70 before retreating. Sensex year-to-date return: Sensex 5-year return: Source: Google Finance Related: Is now a good …