The comparable average return from
stocks during the same time period was just under 8 % per annum.
Not exact matches
The last
time multinational companies repatriated cash — also
during the last Bush presidency — a bipartisan Senate investigation later found that those
same companies actually shipped even more jobs overseas, while paying their shareholders billions through buybacks of their own
stock.
Since its launch in 2005, it has returned an annualized 9.8 percent, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500
stock index has climbed an average 6.7 percent per year
during the
same time.
The
stock market, on the other hand, has returned an average of over 10 % annually
during the
same time period.
If you hadn't worked with her, worked in the
same hospital
during the
time she was there, or knew the job description and how it has changed since she left (it is online, and is identical except for the CS stuff), you would NEVER know she was merely a helper that
stocked the rooms.
At the
same time, though, you want to have enough in bonds to provide adequate downsize protection so you don't panic and bail out of
stocks during severe market setbacks.
Let's look at some of our dividend
stocks we're watching and how they have performed
during this
same time.
Ideally, you want a blend of
stocks and bonds that will generate high enough returns so you can reach your financial goals but at the
same time isn't so risky that you'll sell
stocks in a panic
during a major
stock rout.
Canadian
stocks (as measured by the S&P / TSX 60 Index), on the other hand, had returned 3.72 percent and 8.45 percent respectively
during the
same time periods albeit at a much higher volatility including a significant
stock market crash.
Now, to paint a fair picture, I did invest in HP
stock through employee
stock purchases
during this
same time period, and HP
stock increased by about 800 % (9
times) in those 8 years.
Yes, there are many such defensive FMCG companies are there which will offer around 5 % -10 % annualized return even
during while market corrected by 50 % or more, at the
same time keeping such
stocks during bull period won't offer above average return..
During 2012 and 2013 (while market remained almost
same range or marginally up) many of my recommended
stocks like Ajanta Pharma, Kaveri Seeds, PI Industries, Mayur Uniquoters, La Opala etc etc generated 2 - 3
times return within 1 - 2 years.
Some of those
stocks also generated multibagger return (3 - 4
times)
during the
same period.
During that
time, Americans were using the
same breeding
stock to develop a slightly different Cocker.
Gosh, those numbers seem like small potatoes now, at least in comparison to the record pay and
stock grants that Chief Legal Officers (CLO's) enjoyed
during the
same time frame, according to Corporate Counsel's annual survey of general counsel compensation.
Similarly,
during the
same period, companies linked to Bitcoin saw the value of their
stock surge to all -
time highs.