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Bear Markets Are Great Time To Invest For the Long-Term

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Equity markets go thru bull and bear markets every few years or so. While bull markets are great and makes every investor a genius, bear markets offer excellent opportunities to build wealth for long-term investors. This is because unlike in bull markets, stocks are cheaper and investors can pick up more of them for the …

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On The Performance of Foreign Foreign Bank Stocks Year-to-Date

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Most of the exchange-listed foreign banks trading on the US exchanges are down so far this year in line with the overall market conditions in the equity markets. As expected, European banks are in the deep red while emerging market banks especially in Latin America have performed very well. European lender Credit Suisse(CS) is the …

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US Equity Bear Markets and Continuous Long-Term Growth: Chart

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Bear markets are often the best time to invest in equities. This is because bull markets follow bear markets always. Bear markets can be considered as the duration when excesses of the previous bull markets are washed off. The following is an awesome chart that shows the US bear market lengths and the overall rise …

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The Power of Regular Contributions: An Australian Example

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Regular periodic contributions in equities can generate spectacular wealth especially over the long-term. The following chart shows the power of regular contribution. The difference in returns is indeed astonishing due to the regular investing and the effects of compounding: Click to enlarge Source: Vanguard Australia Related ETF: iShares MSCI Australia ETF (EWA) Disclosure: No Positions

On The Astonishing Power of Dividend Growers: Three Case Studies

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One of the best ways to build wealth with equities is to invest in growth stocks. Most growth-oriented generally do not pay any dividends as their focus is on growing. Some of the current popular growth stocks include the likes of Tesla(TSLA), Amazon(AMZN), Nvidia(NVDA), Apple(AAPL), Alphabet(GOOG), Facebook(FB), etc. However the main issue with this strategy …

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