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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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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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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