Dividend yield should be one of the important factors when selecting a stock for investment. Dividend payments come out of a company’s earnings and is usually a strong barometer of a firm’s financial health. Unlike other metrics cash dividends are not susceptible to accounting or other manipulations. Hence consistent dividend payers and growers are excellent …
The chart below shows the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for individual countries in the emerging world from 2001 to 2010. The returns are based on the MSCI and S&P data: Click to enlarge Source: iShares Some observations: The frontier market of Peru was the best performing market in terms of 10-year annualized returns beating …
The chart below shows the Periodic Table of Investment Returns for individual countries in the developed world from 2001 to 2010. The returns are based on the MSCI and Standard & Poor’s data. Click to enlarge Source: iShares A few interesting observations: Australia was one of the best performing markets for the period shown with …
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The following chart shows the exports of goods as a percentage of GDP for a select few countries: Click to enlarge Source: Guide to the Markets, 1Q 2012, J.P. Morgan Asset Management A few observations: The majority of the goods produced in Canada are exported to the U.S. Exports of goods account for about 37% …
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