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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Mitigating the severity of losses is very important for retail investors. This is because recouping losses is extremely difficult as the percentage of loss becomes higher. For example, to recover or break even from a loss of 50% one would need to make a gain of 100% which is not easy by any means. From …
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When stocks fall dramatically on one day the short-term losses can be scary.However the losses are wiped out and investors tend to earn a positive return over the following years. According to research by Schroders, the S&P 500 has delivered on an average 13.6% return annually in the five years following the worst ten days. …
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Gold has historically outperformed other assets during adverse market conditions such as political crises and recessions. This is because gold as an asset class has negative correlation to cash, treasurys, equities and other assets. Click to enlarge In addition gold has produced competitive returns over various periods relative to other assets. Source: Fear Creeps Back into …
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