Pullbacks are normal in equity markets. Over the long-term stocks tend to always climb a wall of worry and yield positive returns. So short-term corrections should not surprise long-term investors. Generally stocks go up when considered over many years. To put it another way, though corrections occur every now and then, stocks yield positive returns …
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Pullbacks are common in equity markets. In any given years stocks tend to go up and down for any number of random reasons. Just because stocks have had declines in a year does not mean they will have a negative return for that year. Even when stocks have had big declines they have soared back …
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Volatility is back in the equity markets with a vengeance. After years of calm and rising markets even a small decline of 2-3% feels like a major fall. Some investors may wonder if we are heading towards a bear market. Even if a corrections turns into a bear market, bear markets usually do not last …
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In his latest column, Jason Zweig, one of my favorite financial author writes about the need for patience and strong stomachs when markets turn volatile like it did in the past weeks. Using his personal experience during the financial crisis of 2008-09 he gives some valuable advice for long-term investors. From the article: To paraphrase …
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The withholding tax rates for dividends by country has been updated by S&P Dow Jones for 2018. This is a simple and quick reference table to identify the withholding tax rate for a country. Click to enlarge Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices Download: Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country for 2018 (in pdf) Related: Dividend Withholding Tax …
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