Gold has outperformed the S&P 500 Index and S&P 500 Total Return Index since 1999 by a substantial margin. According to a post by By Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors, stocks have lagged gold even when considering returns with dividends reinvested. Click to enlarge Source: Could the Stars Be Aligned for $1,500 Gold?, U.S. Global Investors Related Posts: …
Australian airline Qantas began non-stop flights between London,UK and Perth Australia today.The flight will cover a distance of 14,498 kms (or 9,000-miles) in 17 hours. The below neat chart from Bloomberg shows some of the world’s top existing and proposed long-haul flights: Click to enlarge Source: Qantas Passes Aviation Milestone With Direct Perth-London Flight, Bloomberg Sitting for 17 …
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Consolidation in the U.S. commercial banking sector has led to a substantial declines in the number of banks available for banking. According to the Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Economic Research report titled “Commercial Banks in the US.” the number of banks has fallen to 4,900 current. That is a decline of …
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Reinvesting dividends can boost returns especially in the long-term due to the effect of compounding. One of the simplest and easiest ways for investors to earn higher returns is signing up for automatic dividend reinvestment. Unless one needs the cash for some other investment or one lives off of dividend income, reinvesting dividends is a …
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Small cap banks in the US provide a vital function to the economy. They offer loans to about 44% of farms, 50% of small businesses and 15% of all residential mortgages. When the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law in 2010 in response to the Global Financial Crisis(GFC) small banks were hurt more than their …
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