I posted the S&P/TSX Annual Returns chart late last year that had the data thru 2022. Recently AGF Investments updated the chart with the 2023 data. The chart below shows the average annual return of the Canadian equity market over the past 100 years is 7.55%. As with most other major developed markets, the number …
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Trading between the European Union (EU) and the USA in goods and services is one of the largest between major trading blocks. For instance, in 2022 the EU exported more goods to the US than it imported from the US. The below infographic also shows that generally between these two partners have increased over the …
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One of the simplest and easiest strategies for reducing risk with investing is diversification across asset classes. In addition to equities, it is important to hold fixed-income assets in a portfolio. Bonds can provide a cushion during adverse market conditions and one can also reinvest coupon payments in equities for instance or reinvest in other …
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Stocks are the best asset class to own to build wealth over the long-term. I have posted many charts on how stocks recover after bear markets and that number of year of bull markets tend to outnumber the number of bear market years. Recently I came a chart showing the bull and bear markets in …
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In earlier posts we looked at the annual return charts for S&P 500 sectors, emerging markets and asset classes. Let’s wrap up the review with the final chart from Novel Investor for developed markets excluding the US. In 2023, Italy was the best performer followed by Spain and Denmark based on MSCI total returns for …
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