Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar

Utility Stocks Are Struggling in this High Interest Rate Environment

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Utility stocks are traditionally owned by investors for their stability and some growth through the years. During times of adverse market conditions they remain strong providing a cushion effect to a diversified portfolio and when the market booms they offer stability with decent income in the form of dividends. Investors witnessed this scenario in 2022 …

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What Weapons Has the US Provided To Ukraine?

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Ukraine announced this week that the much-awaited Abrams tanks from the US have arrived in the country. Other European countries have given tanks to Ukraine before but they haven’t given the success that they were hyped up. So the world’s advanced Abrams tanks will be put to the test in the battlefield. In addition to these …

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Valuation of US Stocks vs. Rest of the World: Chart

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US equity markets are expensive relative to other markets of the world based on the CAPE ratio according to research by Schroders UK. US stocks have been expensive for more than a decade as shown in the chart below. As the market is concentrated in tech, soaring tech stocks have accounted for the majority of …

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Two S&P 500 Index Return Charts on the Importance of Dividends

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Dividends play an important role in the total return of an equity investment. Dividend’s role is especially powerful over the long-term due to the power of compounding. The following two charts show how much dividends are critical using the example of the S&P 500 index. I have posted these charts before but these are the …

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