With the help of the dividend component in the total return equation, US markets posted their eighth consecutive positive return in 2015, making this bull market which started with the quantitative easing of 2009 go uninterrupted, despite the intra-year...
Although the S&P 500 index suffered its worst annual performance since 2008 last year, large technology positions and a focus on the growth drivers of tomorrow helped boost returns for the Natixis Loomis Sayles US Equity Leaders fund in 2015.
Following the long awaited interest rate rise in the US last month, the Federal Reserve might be under less pressure to raise rates over the coming months.