Here is a simple and concise infographic showing the differences between the economic plans of Clinton and Trump: Click to enlarge Source: Alliance Bernstein Blog Also see: The next US president will shape the future course of the global economy, Money Observer, Nov 8, 2016
US stocks generally tend to have lower dividend yields than many foreign countries. For example, the yield on the S&P 500 has stayed around 2% for many years now. Investors looking to find higher dividend yields can look overseas. For example, in some countries such as Chile companies are required by law to payout a …
Every four years elections are held to elect a President. However there many fundamentals flaws with the way this process is setup one of which is the unique and mysterious electoral system. I came across an interesting articles this weekend on why the US election may present a good opportunity to buy US stocks. From …
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The US stock market as measured by the S&P 500 Index has fallen for nine days in a row due to the uncertainty over US elections. According to a journal article this is the longest losing streak for the index since 1980. Market participants are griped by fears of Trump winning the race or launching a …
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The US equity market as measured by S&P 500 is up by just over 2% year-to-date. Compared to this return, most developed European markets in the negative territory with the exception of UK’s FTSE 100 which is up by about 10% since many companies in the index derive most of their revenue from emerging markets which …
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