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Dividend Stocks Offer Protection Against Inflation: Canadian Example

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Dividend-paying stocks have many advantages over non-dividend payers. Dividend stocks only offer extra income but also offer protection against inflation. In many counties, dividend yields could match or exceed the inflation rates. In the following example, Canadian dividend equities offered income that met or exceeded inflation. From an article at RBC: Income for protection against …

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Periodic Table of Annual Returns for Canadian Investors 2012 to 2022: Chart

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The Periodic Table of Annual Returns for Canadians has been updated for 2022 by Stingy Investor. This table shows the performance of various asset classes by year in Canadian dollars. The chart below shows the returns from 2012 to 2022. For earlier year returns click on the link and you can use the arrows to …

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Emerging Markets Returns by Year 2008 to 2022: Chart

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The Emerging Markets Annual Returns chart has been updated by Novel Investor with 2022 data. The worst performers last year were Hungary, Taiwan and Korea. Steep declines in the tech sector hurt Korea and Taiwan as they are heavily dependent on the sector. The top performer was Turkey followed by Chile and Brazil. Chile was …

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S&P 500 Sector Performance by Year from 2008 to 2022: Chart

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The annual S&P sector performance chart for the year ending in 2022 was published by Novel Investor this week. This is based on total returns. In 2022, the top performer was the energy sector with an annual return of over 65% followed by utilities. With the S&P 500 in bear market, most of the traditionally …

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Reactions Around the Market Crash of 1929: Chart

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The twenties were known as the “Roaring Twenties” as the economic growth was in full swing in the country. However that did not last for long. On Monday, October 28, 1929 the Dow Jones crashed by 13 percent. From the peak of 1929 to the trough in 1932, the index plunged by an astonishing 89.2%. …

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