Asset Class Total Returns 2004 Thru 2018: Chart

Diversification is a simple and easy strategy to beat market volatility. Diversifying one’s assets in a portfolio among various asset classes is one of type of diversification. The following chart shows the total return of various asset classes from 2004 thru 2018. Click to enlarge Source: What Asset Diversification Looks Like, in One Chart, Northwestern …

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Single Country Equity Market Returns for Developed Countries 1999 Thru 2018

The following chart shows the annual returns for individual developed countries from 199 thru 2018. Since 2008, the US has been the best performing market for four years. In 2018, global export-driven countries like Germany and Canada were the worst performers.Overall the chart below shows the importance of diversification since no country is the consistent …

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