Welcome to Stellantis, the newly created Auto company formed by the merger of Peugeot S.A. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Stellantis will trade on the NYSE from Tuesday (1/19/21) under the ticket STLA. This ticker should not be confused with the ticker TSLA which is for another well-known automaker Tesla. Of course, Tesla’s production output is nowhere near …
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US equity markets are at record levels. Lately there have been many articles in the media discussing if the market has reached its peak and a crash is on the horizon soon. With stocks at peak some investors may be wondering what if I invest now and market crashes soon after. Recently I cam e …
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The Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country for 2021 has been published by S&P Global. This simple one-pager shows the updated withholding tax rates for each country. Certain countries such as Singapore, UK (excluding REITs), etc. are great for American investors since they do not charge withholding taxes for dividends. Others such as Colombia, Mexico, Thailand, …
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How do Bull and Bear Markets impact returns? The following chart shows the impacts based on three contribution strategies from an Australian perspective. The returns are from 1980 thru the end of June, 2020. Consistent monthly contributions yielded the highest return than a single one-time lump sum payment. Similar to the US market, the chart …
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The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns published yearly by US Funds is an excellent tool for commodity investors similar to The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for US equity investors. Silver was the best performing commodity return last year with a return of about 48%. The next top returns came from Copper and Palladium, …
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