The Apple iPhone XS Max retails for $1,099. But the total cost of all the parts that form the phone costs only $390 according to an article in the journal. The markups on iPhones in general is huge and so this phone is also not an exception. Click to enlarge Source: What’s Inside the New iPhone, WSJ …
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The benchmark index of the Indian equity market S & P BSE Sensex is up by 2% YTD at 34808. However over the past 52 weeks it reached a record high of 38896. Since then it has slid some 5% to current levels. Among the major emerging markets, only Brazil is performing better than India due to ending …
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On a day like yesterday, it is important to have some perspective on long-term investing: Click to enlarge Source: Schwab
The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for monthly returns thru September 2018 of various asset classes is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Callan Thru September, Small Caps are the biggest winners while emerging market equities have been the worst.
Emerging equity markets are small in size relative to the market capitalization of developed markets. Emerging markets accounted for just over 12% of global market capitalization. Click to enlarge Source: The Curious Case for Emerging Markets by Philip Huber at bpsandpieces From an opportunity standpoint, the emerging universe is huge with over 6,000 stocks in the 24 …
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