Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns – First Half 2020 : Chart

Callan LLC recently published their Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns with data updated thru first half of this year. Real Estate was the worst performer until the end of June with a loss of over 21%. The asset class that yielded the best returns was US Fixed Income with a return of over 6%. Click …

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Foreign Developed Stock Market Returns For First Half 2020: Chart

I posted the Emerging Markets Performance for First Half 2020 chart last week. The following chart shows the Foreign Developed Stock Market Returns for the First Half of this year. The best performing market in the first six months is Denmark followed by New Zealand and The Netherlands. The worst performing markets were Austria, Belgium and …

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How BIG Are The Big Five Tech Companies?

The top five U.S. tech giants collectively known as FAAMG have had astonishing grown in the past few years. The onset of the Coronovirus pandemic has led to further growth and concentration power for these tech leaders as most people working from home and cooped up at home depend increasingly more on technology to continue …

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Quick Post: Two Foreign Competitors of Amazon

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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