Happy 54th National Day 2019 !!

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 Wishing all a Happy 54th National Day 2019 !! 

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Article Of The Day :

Investing in a Negative Interest Rate World <source: www.awealthofcommonsense.com>

"First of all, it’s impossible to know exactly what to make of negative interest rates in government bonds around the globe for the simple fact that it’s never happened before. There is no historical precedent for this. Anyone who tells you they know how this will transpire is a maniac.

Predicting interest rate moves is notoriously difficult...."

Re-thinking stock market volatility. Dividends are one of the most underappreciated aspects of the stock market. They offer investors a unique income stream if you’re able to get over the mental accounting of separating price from dividends in the total return calculation.

This chart shows the growth of the S&P 500 in terms of price and dividends since 1926. You can see a much smoother ride in dividends. Here’s the breakdown:

The growth of the two subsets of stock market returns is similar but the volatility of prices was four times higher than the volatility of dividends.

Chart Of The Day :

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Quote Of The Day:

"Financial peace isn't the acquisition of stuff. It's learning to live on less than you make, so you can give money back and have money to invest. You can't win until you do this." - Dave Ramsey