Germany’s DAX Index has had a strong start this with a return of 3.1% compared to the poor performance last year. All of the major developed markets in Europe are in the positive so far this year. The Brexit drama continues and may dampen the markets’ upward movement should there be a no-deal hard Brexit.The …
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Callan has published their latest edition of The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns with data from 1999 thru 2018. The table was first created by Jay Kloepfer and published in 1999. Since then the table has become widely popular as it is an excellent tool to analyze the importance of diversification among various asset classes. Updated: The …
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The minimum wage per month varies between the countries in the EU. Luxembourg has the highest minimum wage while Uzbekistan has the lowest among the countries outside the EU as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Working For A Pittance?, RFE/RL
The performance of Gold during bull and bear markets since 1968 is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: In Gold We Trust @ Twitter Related ETF: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) Disclosure: No Positions
The Top 20 Regional Banks in the US were published last month by the Bank Director magazine. These banks were ranked for each of the four regional categories: Northeast, Midwest, South and West using data from 2018. The winners were selected based 10 factors such as Branch Network Strategy, Retail Strategy, Small Business Strategy, Core …
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