During the 1990s investing in tech stocks was fashionable and extremely profitable as the dot-com boom was in full swing. Though most tech stocks did not pay any dividends, investors bet on them for their growth prospects.That strategy worked out well until the party ended. The following graphic shows how six tech stocks produced phenomenal …
The chart below from Yahoo Finance shows the performance of the major North American railroad stocks over the past five years: Click to enlarge US-railroad CSXÂ Corp (CSX) is the best performer with a growth of about 150% followed by Union Pacific (UNP). Of the two Canadian railroads, Canadian National (CNI) has performer better than …
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The U.K. and Germany are two of the largest economies in Europe. In terms of investment returns, Germany is well ahead of the UK in the past five years as shown in the chart below: Source: MSCI Barra The chart compares the performance of MSCI country index for Germany and the UK in dollar terms. …
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China has been the preferred destination for emerging market investors for many years now.However this year Chinese equities have not performed well. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 27% in the first six months. Despite Chinese stocks rallying in recent weeks, the index is still down 19.5% year-to-date. In terms of performance over a ten year …
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The Shanghai SE Composite Index is down 17.71% Year-To-Date(YTD) and is flirting with bear the market territory. While many of the Chinese investors are afraid of the market now some see this plunge as a good time to enter the market. The optimists reason that it is not worth keeping money in banks due to …
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