The World’s Top 20 Arms Producing and Military Service Companies are shown in the infographics below. As usual, US firms dominate the list taking 9 out of the 20 spots and 4 out of the top 5. The world’s largest weapons maker is Lockheed Martin(LMT). Though most people know Boeing (BA) as the maker of …
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The following chart shows the sector returns for the S&P 500 from 2007 to 2019. This is the last chart in the series published by Novel Investor. Earlier I posted return charts for International Developed Markets and Emerging Markets. Note: Click S&P 500 Sector Performance by Year From 2007 To 2021 for the latest chart. Click …
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I posted the returns chart for emerging markets in an earlier article. The following chart shows the equity returns of single country MSCI indices for developed markets from 2005 thru 2019: Click to enlarge Credit: Novel Investor Among the developed markets, New Zealand was the best performer with a return of about 39% in 2019 followed …
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The S&P had one of the spectacular returns in 2019. The index shot by nearly 31% on price only basis. With dividends reinvested, the total return was 33%. This return was the best return in the 30 to 40% range since 1928. The following chart shows the annual total return of the S&P since 1928: …
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Callan has updated their popular “The Periodic Table of Investment Returns” with 2019 data. This chart shows the importance for diversification. For instance, U.S. large caps were the top performers in 2019 with a return of over 31%. Emerging markets which used to be hot a few years ago did not have such a great …
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