The Pyramid Distribution of S&P 500 Total Returns 1825 To 2020: Chart

The number of years stocks go up is higher than the number of year they go down over the long run. This theory is true for the US equity market also. The number of years the S&P 500 has yielded a positive return much higher than the other way around. The following chart shows the …

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The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 2001 To 2020

Callan has published their popular The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns with 2020 data. The importance of diversification is vividly illustrated by this excellent chart published year after year. Last year US Small Caps were the top performers with a return of about 20%. US large caps yielded just over 18%. The adverse effects of …

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Emerging Market Country Returns By Year From 2006 To 2020: Chart

We looked at the Developed Market Country Returns chart yesterday. In this post, let’s review the Emerging Market Country Returns chart for the period 2006 – 2020: Click to enlarge Note: Returns shown above are based on the respective MSCI index returns in US Dollar terms. Source: Novel Investor South Korea was the top performer in 2020 …

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International Stock Market Returns 2006 To 2020: Chart

The International Stock Market Returns chart was recently updated with data for 2020 by Novel Investor. The chart shows the returns of the major developed market indices based on the respective MSCI index returns in US Dollar terms. Click to enlarge Source: Novel Investor Note: An interactive version of the chart can be found in the …

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10 Calorie Heavy Foods and Time To Burnoff The Calories

Some of the popular foods are heavy in calories. For example, foods like Pizza, Sandwich, Cinnamon Roll, etc. are high calories and accordingly it takes more time in physical activity to burn them off. Even sugary drinks have high calories. The following chart shows 10 popular foods and the time it takes to burn off …

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