US stocks have had a multi-year bull market until recently. Even after the recent shakeup stocks have recovered and are again rising strongly. However in terms of valuations, American equities are expensive relative to their foreign peers. While US stocks have always enjoyed a premium over other developed markets, in terms of performance US stocks …
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The dividend yield of the US equity market as referenced by the S&P 500 has hovered around the 2% mark for many years now. This is one of the low yields among the major developed markets. At 4.18% for the S&P/ASX 200 Index, Australia has the highest dividend yield of all developed markets. Norway has …
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Dividend payout reached another record in 2017 according to a study by Janus Henderson. The trend is likely to continue and they predict dividend payouts to increase by 8% this year. The following firms were the top 10 dividend payers in 2017: Rank Company 1 Royal Dutch Shell 2 China Mobile 3 Exxon Mobil 4 Apple …
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Among the major MSCI market indices, allocations to various sectors differ widely. For example, Financials account for nearly a quarter of the emerging markets index while they constitute only about 15% in the S&P 500. In Canada, financials have a higher allocation at about 34%. The tech sector’s allocation in the EAFE and Canada’s benchmark …
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On Monday, October 19, 1987 the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell an astonishing 22.61%. This was one of the largest declines in the US markets. Though “Black Monday” was scary it was a great time to buy stocks. In fact, in the long run the declines of that Monday turned into just a blip according to …
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