The following table shows US companies that have increased their dividends for 50 or more consecutive years: Source: Sure Dividend Download: List of U.S. Stocks with Consecutive Dividend Increases of 50 Years or More(in Excel) Disclosure: No Positions
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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The US equity market has performed well in the past few years easily beating foreign developed markets especially developed Europe. Some investors may wonder if this is the right time to move out of domestic stocks and buy international stocks. For example, major European markets are flat or in the red so far this year. …
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I came across the below One Hundred Trillion Dollar Note that Zimbabwe issued during the hyper inflation years under former dictator Mugabe: Click to enlarge Source: Research Affiliates This one hundred trillion dollars note has the image of rocks on it. How ironic !
The Periodic Table of Asset Classes in Canadian Dollars from 2007 to 2016 is shown in the following chart: Click to enlarge Source BMO Nesbitt Burns The above chart demonstrates the importance of diversification.