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Dividend Returns vs. Capital Returns of Australian Stocks From 1998 To 2017

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The S&P/ASX 200 is the benchmark index of the Australian equity market. However a better benchmark for the overall Australian market is the S&P/ASX 300 index. It contains the S&P/ASX 200 components and 100 smaller companies. This index accounts for 89% of the Australian equity market as of March, 2018. Capital returns of a stock changes …

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Should You Buy Australian Bank Stocks Now?

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Australia bank stocks have declined sharply in recent months and are now trading at very attractive levels. For example, Westpac(WBK) has plunged from over $30 a share to about $21. With a P/E of just 12 it has a juicy dividend yield of 6.75%. Other major banks have similar figures. So should investors buy Aussie …

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US Treasury Yields vs. S&P 500 Dividend Yield From 2013 To May 2018: Chart

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Dividend stocks have declined lately due to rising yields on US treasuries. As income investors can earn higher yields from treasuries income focused equity sectors like utilities, REITs and consumer staples have been less attractive. However a recent note at LeggMason says that investors can hold both treasuries and stocks to take advantage of both …

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Why Are China’s Stock Markets Highly Volatile?

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The China stock market is highly volatile despite being one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world. One of the main reasons for the highly volatility of the market is the dominance of retail investors. Unlike the US or other major markets, retail investors and not institutional investors are the largest investors …

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