European stocks are performing better so far this year than US stocks. However over the past 5 years and the long run they they have lagged US markets. For instance, the DAX index is up 6.85% YTD while the S&P has increased by 3.88%. Over the past 5 years, the S&P 500 has shot up …
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Callan has published their famous The Periodic Table of Investment Returns 2022 edition. This chart shows the annual returns of key indices ranked in order of performance for each calendar year. Last year when most equities declined cash equivalent was the king with a return of 1.46%. REITs were the worst as rising interest rates …
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The Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country sheet for 2023 has been published by S&P Global. Investors in foreign stocks can refer to this chart for finding if any withholding taxes applicable to dividends. Brazil does not withhold taxes on dividends paid out to foreign investors. Similarly other countries such as Hungary, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc. also …
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Following other annual charts posted earlier, let us review the last chart in the series on Asset Class returns for 2022 published by Novel Investor. In 2022 cash was the king with a positive return while stocks plunged. REITs were the worst with a loss of about 25%. Bonds did not offer shelter either as …
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I posted a chart on the updated Emerging Markets Returns chart earlier this year. The following is the Developed Markets Stock Returns from 2008 to 2022. The returns shown are total returns and are based on MSCI indices for the countries listed. Last Portugal was the only developed market index to end in the positive. …
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