Real Estate is one of the asset classes preferred by income investors. One way to invest in this asset class is via REITs. The following Callan Periodic Table of Real Estate Investment Returns shows various indices within the real estate space from 1999 thru 2018 in the order of performance: Click to enlarge Source: The Periodic Table …
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One of the important factors to consider when investing in equity markets is concentration risk. To put in simple terms, if a market is highly concentrated or dominated by a handful of firms then the risk is high and vice versa. This is because high concentration leads to severe declines in a down market. A …
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The current dividend yield of the S&P 500 is 1.90%. The yield has hovered around 2% for many years now. Since the 1990s the dividend yield has declined consistently year over year to reach the current low rates. The following chart shows the dividend yield since 1870: Click to enlarge Source: multipl.com However though the …
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As we head towards the end of this year, let’s take a look at which countries had the highest dividend yields at the start of the year. India has the lowest yield and Czech Republic has the highest. The U.S. rate of around 2% is lower than many emerging countries as shown in the chart …
Innovation is one of the important attribute’s of the world’s leading companies. High investment in research and development (R&D) leads to great innovation. Hence one way to evaluate top quality firms is to focus on their R&D budgets. Firms that lag in innovation are easily left behind in today’s hyper competitive market. Highly successful firms …
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