European banks have under-performed their U.S. peers for many years now. Though the Global Financial Crisis ended many years ago, European banks are still stuck in mud. After the financial crisis, banks in the continent muddled through the sovereign debt crises including the multiple episodes of the Greek saga. Last year it appeared like they finally stabilized and were …
European markets ended in the positive territory yesterday. But U.S. markets fell after the Fed rate decision with the S&P losing 1.09%. Equity markets this year have been extremely volatile. One day it is China and the next day it is crude oil and the following day it is growth worries. Then repeat this sequence …
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Earlier this month I posted the Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for 2015. The following is The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets 2015 which shows the annual returns from 2006 thru 2015: Click to enlarge Source: US Funds Download: The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets 2015 (in pdf) A few observations: Last year the best performing market …
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Some investors may try to find value stocks in countries which have fallen heavily in one year. However this is always not the wise strategy. Simply because the equity market has declined a lot in one year does not mean the market will produce high returns the following year. This is not only true at …
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Similar to the Callan Table for equities, the Periodic Table of Commodity Returns is also a valuable tool for analysis and review of performance of a variety of commodities. The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns For 2015 is shown below. With the major decline in crude oil and other commodities this chart is especially interesting …
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