Stocks perform well relative to other assets in the long run measured in years or decades. This is possible because even if there are bear markets during any given time period, they usually are shorter than bull markets. For example, over a 10 year period if a bull market leads to a 50% increase with …
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The Top 10 Global Medical Devices Companies based on their revenue in the devices segment in 2019 are shown in the graphic below. According to Proclinical research, the worldwide market for medical devices reached about $457.0 billion last year. Many of these firms are in the news lately due to the growing market for COVID-19 …
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The equity market of mainland China is the second largest market in the world. The market cap of the domestic stocks, known as A-shares is about $10.0 Trillion. The following chart shows the largest stock markets in the world: Click to enlarge Source: Sizing up Chinese equities – a market too big to ignore by Jie …
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The performance of Dow Jones Index from 1896 to 2016 is shown in the chart below. Till 2016, the index has had four major bear markets and recovered each time. However the worst recovery time lasted 25 years during the Great Depression. Click to enlarge Source: Virtue of Selfish Investing
World’s fair used to popular in the early and mid decades of the last century. These fairs allowed countries to showcase their inventions, culture and accomplishments. The 1900 Paris Exposition was held in Paris, France from April 14 to November 12 in 1900 “to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development …