This chart from Soc Gen shows that over the past two years out of a total of 16,000 public companies world wide only 20% have outperformed the S&P 500.
It really gets to the crux of the country’s success.
In 1993 they ran a $20bn deficit and now that is a surplus of over $200bn (inflation adjusted).
Worth a read for any economist and puts into perspective the trade-war going on right now.
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An interesting perspective on how to invest in winners.
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