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Six British ADRs Paying More Than 6% Dividends
The following six British ADRs have dividend yields of more than 6% based on share price as of Oct 5, 2010: 1.United Utilities Group PLC (UUGRY) Current Dividend Yield: 8.05% 2.Scottish & Southern Energy PLC (SSEZY) Current Dividend Yield: 8.67% 3.National Grid Plc (NGG) Current Dividend Yield: 8.03% 4.British Telecom (BT) Current Dividend Yield: 6.13% [...]
Will David Cameron Bring A New Dawn for UK?
Conservative leader David Cameron became the Prime Minister of UK after 13 years of Labor Party rule. He inherits a high budget and other economic ills as the graph shows below: Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek The British Pound fell steadily against the US dollar during former PM Gordon Brown’s time: Source: Money Week One of the [...]
6 British Dividend Stocks To Buy Now
The payout ratio is one important factor to consider in addition to the yield when selecting dividend stocks. Higher payout ratios indicate management’s willingness to distribute more of the profits as dividends to shareholders. The following 6 British ADRs pay more than 5% dividends and their payout ratio is more than 50%: 1.Company: BP Plc [...]
Should investors avoid Britain?
In the April monthly note, PIMCO’s Bill Gross states that Britain risks facing a vicious cycle of rising debt costs as investors demand a penalty fee on gilts to protect against inflation. Along with Greece and other Eurozone’s Club Med countries UK is on PIMCO’s “must-avoid” countries. From a recent article: “The flood of British [...]
Top 10 Holdings of one of UK’s Most Popular Funds
The Invesco Perpetual High Income Fund is one of the largest and most popular unit trust (mutual fund) in the U.K. The fund aims to achieve high level of income in addition to capital growth. This fund invests mostly in UK-based companies with the rest invested globally. At the end of November, 2009 it has [...]
Daily Wisdom: Is Britain Bankrupt? Edition
Bank declares recession over Bank of Canada forecasting economic growth of 1.3 per cent on an annualized basis in the third quarter Commodities investing is back in fashion Expect volatility to remain a key factor in prices throughout the rest of the year, says Deutsche’s Asia head of commodities, but look for growth in the [...]
