Amazon(AMZN) is the world’s largest e-commerce company with a market capitalization of over $1.40 Trillion. The stock price has jumped from under $500 in 2017 to a recent 52-week of $2,955. While Amazon dominates the US market it is not a major player in many other countries. In this quick post, lets take a look …
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One of the myth that is common among investors is that ALL the best stocks in the world are in the U.S. Nothing could be further from the truth. While it is correct that overall US stocks have performed very well in the past few years outperforming their foreign peers this does not mean the …
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Europe is a fertile ground for income seeking investors. Relative to US firms. European firms generally tend to have higher dividend payouts. However when picking European dividend stocks it is important to be aware of the concentration risk as more than 50% of the total dividends is paid out firms in just 3 sectors. These …
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The US equity markets as represented by the S&P 500 has performed very well so far this year despite the dramatic selloff in late first quarter. The S&P 500 is down just 3.09% year-to-date on price return basis. However the market has become more highly concentrated with a handful of firms doing the heavy lifting. …
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US stocks have roared back since the lows reached in March. None of the factors that would normally crush the market seems to have any impact on the market in the current scenario. Millions of unemployment people, a scary global pandemic, economic devastation to name a few seems to be nothing more than just noise …
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