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The Historical Annual Total Returns of Australian Stocks From 1893 To 2021

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Stocks are the best asset class to own especially over the long-term. Equities not only provide superior returns but also help beat inflation. For income investors, well established high-quality companies can offer excellent dividends. Stocks outperforming other assets has been proven by studies in many major markets. In this post, let us take a look …

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Mexico vs. China – Top 10 Reasons To Nearshore Manufacturing: Infographic

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Mexico and China compete to attract foreign direct investment especially from US multinationals. While labor in China is much cheaper than in Mexico, Mexico has many advantages over China. For example, China’s labor practices are much to be desired to say least. A few years ago a spate suicides by workers at Foxconn, a contract …

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India’s Sensex Sets Yet Another Record

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The Indian equity market has performed very well this year. The benchmark Sensex has shot up over 21% year-to-date. In the past five years the index has more than doubled. Today the index reached a new high of  58,459.70 before retreating. Sensex year-to-date return: Sensex 5-year return: Source: Google Finance Related: Is now a good …

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Fact of the Day: Number of Job Applications Received by IBM

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IBM(IBM) used to be a great company to work for decades ago. That is no longer the case. These days the company is a yet another average tech shop that runs on its former glory. IBM had a total employee count of about 346,000 worldwide in 2020. The number of employees in the US remains …

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The Newest UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Infographic

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites are sites of historic, cultural, scientific or other form of significance and are considered to be outstanding value to humanity according to Wikipedia. To be designated a world heritage site not only brings prestige but also gives a boost to tourism. at 58, Italy has the most number sites in the …

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