The US equity market is currently in a secular bull market. In a secular bull market stocks keep going up and up until the party ends. Secular bull markets are of course followed by secular bear markets where stocks go nowhere for years. For instance, the first decade of the 21st century was “The Lost …
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I came across the below graphic showing the ranking of English speakers in Asian countries. Singapore tops the list followed by Malaysia. Laos has the lowest score. Click to enlarge Source: Aaron Strandberg via Twitter
Australia and the UK have the highest dividend yields among the select developed countries shown below. But in terms of dividend growth rate Canada and Germany top the list followed by the US. Click to enlarge Source: May 2017 INVESTMENT OUTLOOK – European Vacation ,PNC
Singapore’s has the highest dividend yield among Asian markets. The dividend yield of 3.7% based on the FTSE index for Singapore is the highest relative to other countries in Asia as shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Singapore’s High Dividend Yields Grab Spotlight Again,SGX Of the countries shown above, India has the …
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The fundamental long-term trend of the US economy is a slow downward slope according to a recent article by Prof. John Ross at Renmin University of China. The average annual growth rate of the US economy fell from 4.4% in 1969, to 4.1% in 1978. Then it fell again to 3.2% in 2002. By the first quarter of …
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