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By Matt Wagner, CFA
This year has reminded - or taught - investors about equity risk premium.
In the previous 13 years, global stocks ended down just three times. All declines were less than 10%.
Global Equities Calendar
Falling Market Prices But Growing Dividends
Summary
- U.S.-centric investors have been accustomed to even fewer declines. Equities had only one negative return of less than 5% during the same period.
- As earnings have continued to trend positively, dividend payouts - which tend to be far less volatile than stock prices - have shown continued growth.
- Across markets, we have seen the biggest increases in yield from Emerging Markets - an increase of 1.39% from 2.24% to 3.63%.
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