In an earlier post we reviewed about why diversification matters in building a portfolio. In this post let us take another look at a two charts that show the importance of diversification across various asset classes and sectors. The period table of investment return below shows the performance of various asset classes from 1991 to …
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Despite the volatility in equity markets for a few months now, some foreign companies are implementing stock splits to increase liquidity. The following are some of the foreign stocks that recently had stock splits: 1.Telefonica SA (TEF) Sector: Telecom Country: Spain Split Ratio: 3:1 Split Date: 1/21/11 Current Dividend Yield: 7.17% Current Stock Price: $25.10 …
The Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook is the definitive record on long-run market returns. The 2011 edition provides 111 years of data on market returns in 19 countries from 1900 to date. These 19 countries represent 90% of the global stock market value. The following are two of the takeaways from this report: 1. …
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In the past few days uranium and some utility stocks have seen a sharp sell-off due to fears of radiation from the quake-stricken nuclear power plants in Japan. However today the radiation level fell in the immediate zone of the plants. Paranoia about this situation turning into a Chernobyl-type disaster is just scare-mongering. In addition, …
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Last December I wrote an article on U.S. companies with high exposure to emerging markets. In this post lets take a look at foreign firms that have high exposure to the U.S. market.Despite sluggish economic growth, the U.S. remains the world’s largest consumer market and is the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). …
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