Real Total Returns From Stocks – Australia vs. USA Since 1900: Chart
Australian and US equity real total returns have tracked each other since the 1900 as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Philo Capital
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Schwab Asset Class Quilt 2018
The performance of various asset classes vary in any given year. For example, bonds earned higher returns than stocks during the dark periods of Global Financial Crisis(GFC) in 2008 and 2009. Similar to the diversification benefits across countries, it is also important to diversify across many asset classes such as small caps, mid caps, large …
Europe’s Climate is Changing: Infographic
Interesting infographic on how climate change is affecting Europe. Click to enlarge Source: EEA
Why Diversify Internationally?
One of the easiest and simplest diversification strategies is to diversify across borders.Since the performance of equity markets varies across countries in any given year, an investor can boost their returns by spreading their assets across many countries. For example, emerging markets that are highly dependent on commodity exports perform well when commodity markets boom. …
Change in Number of Listed Stocks by Country 1993-2017
The number of public listed companies has declined for many years now in the US. I have written many articles before on this topic. More recently last weekend I posted a blog quoting Vanguard. While the number of public firms has decreased in the US, some markets abroad have seen strong growth in the number …
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