In an article earlier this week, I wrote why foreign stocks may be better for a Dividend Growth Strategy than US stocks. In this post, let us discuss how investing in foreign stocks with dividend aristocrats could increase diversification and potentially offer higher total returns as well in addition to better dividend growth according to a …
Investing lessons from a theme park tour of California (and yes, markets are a lot like roller coasters) (Financial Post) Will equities continue to climb the ‘wall of worry’? (FE Trustnet) Will this bull market end with a whimper – or a catastrophic bang? (MoneyWeek) Martin Wolf: The long and painful journey to world disorder (FT) It’s Time for …
The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for 2016 is not out yet. While we wait for the latest update, the chart for 2015 provides many valuable insights. Similar to the popular Callan chart, there are many types of charts are also online. Recently Fidelity published an interesting chart called a periodic table of annual total …
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The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States will take place on Friday, January 20, 2017. Because he is unlike any other President the country has had, there are lots of uncertainties regarding the policies that would be implemented by him. His administration may turn out to be one the most of …
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The US spends billions of dollars each year in welfare programs to poor people. Though it is the richest country in the world millions of Americans depend on the state for survival. According to the House Ways & Means Committee can astonishing $1 Trillion was spent on 80+ programs through various agencies and departments. The bureaucracy …
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