The Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country as of Sept, 2017 is shown in the table below:
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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
Download: Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country Table
Countries With A Smaller Economy Than Texas: Chart
The economy of many of the states in the US are bigger than the economy of some countries. The following chart shows the countries whose economies are smaller than that of Texas:
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Source: Aron Strandberg @aronstrandberg
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The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns 2017
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns for 2017 is shown below. Similar to the Callan chart for equities, this table shows the annual performance of commodities.
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Source: US Funds
Last year Palladium was the top performer with a return of over 56%. Copper, an important metal that is considered as the barometer of global economy, was up a decent 30%. The worst performing commodity in 2017 was natural gas.
Download: The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns 2017 (in pdf)
The Callan Periodic Table of U.S. Equity Investment Returns
In earlier posts we saw the Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns for key indices, global equity indices and the famous annual periodic table for 2017. Below is the chart for US equity investment returns for the period 1997-2016:
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Source: Callan Associates
The above chart shows the benefits of diversification between various equity types. The gap in returns between the small, mid and large caps is some years is substantial.
Download: The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns 1998-2017 (in pdf)
Knowledge is Power: Stock Market Party, Investment Returns, Non-US Techs Edition
Came across an interesting Singapore fact posted at The Marginal Revolution blog. In 2016, Singapore police reported 135 total days without any crimes. Comparing crimes between the island country of Singapore and the US would be a fascinating exercise. Incidentally, murders in New York city last year declined to under 300, one of the lowest in decades.
Below are some good reads for the weekend:
- Five reasons why the stock market party may not be over yet (Financial Post)
- Its me, me, me….. Everybody else go to hell thinking: How the U.S. Ended Up Enthralled by Unions by Megan McArdle @ Bloomberg
- Why the US isn’t the only place to turn to for tech (FE Trustnet)
- The charts that matter: everybody still hates the UK (MoneyWeek)
- Five golden rules of small & mid-cap investing (Money Observer)
- Can We Be Brutally Honest About Investment Returns? (Jason Zweig @WSJ)
- Get Ready for More Volatility in 2018 (Canadian Investment Review)
- As U.S. stock prices rise, the risk-return trade-off gets trick (Vanguard)
- Financial Planning Implications of the U.S. Tax Reform Measure, T.Rowe Price
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