The concentration in the US equity market has been running relatively high for the past few years. I have written many times on this topic as can be found here and here and here. Most of the time, I have discussed the concentration using the S&P 500 as the benchmark. However I came across an …
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The U.S. lags many regions of the world in terms of dividend yields. Hence investors looking for income can find better opportunities outside of the country. The dividend yields on US stocks have been on the decline for many years now due to tax policy and other factors. Currently the yield on the S&P 500 …
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Apple(AAPL) is the world’s largest company in terms of market capitalization. As of Friday, the market cap stands at $2.91 Trillion with 15.33 billion shares outstanding. The market cap of many countries’ entire stock market is lower than Apple’s market cap. From a performance perspective, Apple’s shares have been average to poor relatively so far …
Tech stocks are traditionally considered as growth stocks. They are great for growth but not dividends. In fact, most tech stocks do not pay any dividend at all and this has been the case for years. Investors buy these stocks with the hope of rising share prices and not earn a steady income in the …
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The relationship between time and risk is inversely proportional. The longer time one holds an asset the loss of risk reduces. This is true with equity and other markets. So the easiest way to avoid loss is to hold stocks for the longer term. Engaging in risky behaviors like day-trading will only lead to loss …
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