Economic Map of Latin America
Source: The World Bank
Archive of entries posted by David Hunkar
Comparing Dividend Yields of U.S. Equities with Foreign Equities
U.S. stocks generally have lower dividend yields than foreign stocks. Compare to the yield of around 2% for the S&P 500 many foreign markets have higher dividend yields. The following charts show the consistent lower yields of U.S. equities. Chart 1: Dividend Yields of U.S. equities vs. Foreign Equities Click to enlarge Chart 2: Historical …
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The Top Ten Banks in Chile
Chile has one of the most vibrant and growing economies in Latin America with a GDP of about $203.0 billion in 2010. Though some investors consider the Chilean economy as a commodity-based economy other industries contribute a significant part to the economy. For example, the financial services industry accounted for 16% of the GDP in …
Correation Between the Performance of Commodities and Equities
Commodities are high risk investments that most retail investors should avoid. However in recent years Wall Street has pushed commodities heavily on investors as a “safe” investment with the introduction of ETFs and other tools. Investing in commodities is not a good idea for retail investors as commodities tend to be highly volatile, most of …
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Historical P/E Ratio of the S&P 500 Index
The historical P/E ratio of the S&P 500 1926 to 2009 is shown below: Click to enlarge The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 10.22 in the beginning of 1926 and reached 20.61 in 2009—an average increase of 0.84% per year. The highest P/E ratio was 136.50, recorded during the bull market in 1932, …
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