Dividend yields across regions vary widely. For example, a 2% yield is considered high for Japanese equities whereas that would be low for Australian stocks as the Aussie equity market is one of the top markets for high dividend payers. According to a research report by Vanguard, a 2% yield on a Japanese stocks may seem low …
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The tech sector used to be a growth only sector many years ago. They did not pay any dividends. At the height of the dot com boom many tech companies made no profits at all. So dividend payments were out of the question. Since investors were looking for mostly growth they did not worry about earning …
In a post yesterday I discussed about the elevated levels of US stocks. In today’s article let us take a look at how emerging stocks are cheaper compared to US stocks based on a recent research report. From a research report by Charlie Wilson,Phd , Portfolio Manager at Thornburg Investment Management: Despite the improvement in …
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The U.S. stock market as measured by the S&P 500 has soared over 300% since the trough reached in March, 2009 at the peak of the Global Financial Crisis. The current bull market is one of the longest in history and valuations remain elevated according to an article by Manning & Napier Advisors. They predict that …
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Disruption of incumbent businesses or entire industries is the latest strategy sweeping Silicon Valley. Thousands of young and highly educated professionals working in the startup world are finding ways to do things efficiently and cheaply. For example, Uber and Airbnb are examples of two disruptors that have cracked the taxi and hotel industries respectively. For …
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