The S&P 400 MidCap Index measures the performance of U.S. mid-size companies with market caps from about $2billion to $10 billion. The stocks in this index are selected based on market cap, liquidity and industry representation. In terms of performance the index is up 7.3% YTD. The annualized 5-year return is 5.4%. The average market …
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The S&P SmallCap 600 Index covers approximately 3% of the domestic equities market.The constituents of this index are selected based on market capitalization and other criteria to ensure they are investable and financially viable. Since the small cap universe is made of up of stocks that are known for poor trading liquidity and financial instability, …
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In my December 2009 article A Lost Decade for U.S. Stocks, I mentioned that the S&P 500 lost 23% from Dec 31, 1999 through Dec. 14, 2009. A recent article in the Journal titled “Small Caps Loom Large” notes that the small cap stocks in the U.S. have rallied strongly since the decade that began …
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Central banks have blown yet another bubble – here’s how to protect yourself The dividend strategies that best juice returns China’s Cut-Throat Railway Revolution Who’s Got Those Pitchforks? Was It Really a Bubble? Russian Telecommunications Prepared to Fly as Data Soars Chinese stocks: Canary in the coalmine? Pimco’s Bill Gross slams rating agencies’ ‘lack of commonsense’ …
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An article in the Wall Street Journal today discusses about China’s voracious demand for coal. A couple of important points from this article: In March coal imports jumped 165% from March 2009 As the country’s power generation capacity is projected to increase by 10% this year, the demand for thermal coal would rise In the …
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