Many of the top US firms stayed in the top 10 rank for decades while others did not. For example, AT&T(T) lasted in the top 10 for six straight decades from 1930. General Motors(GM) and General Electric(GE) also ranked in the top 10 for many decades. Some of the one-time wonders include Lucent Technologies and …
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The US equity market accounts for about 40% of the global equity universe. This means the other 60% of investment opportunities exists outside of the US shores. So investors looking to diversify their portfolios and potentially boost their returns on investment must consider adding some foreign stocks. For example, the Spanish stock Exchange has over …
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Stocks can be volatile in the short-term. However over the long-term measured in years they tend to be outperform other types of assets such as bonds, cash, gold, etc. The trick is to be patient and not sell out when there is a downturn in the equity markets. Investors that ignore the short-term declines and …
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The average company lifespan in the S&P 5oo index is less than 20 years and falling compared to an average of 30 years in the 1960s. While there are many reasons such as buyouts, mergers, going private, etc. for this situation, one of the main reason is technological changes. As technology changes quickly today’s Amazon(AMZN) …
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Stocks perform well relative to other assets in the long run measured in years or decades. This is possible because even if there are bear markets during any given time period, they usually are shorter than bull markets. For example, over a 10 year period if a bull market leads to a 50% increase with …
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