What are the risks of investing in foreign stocks?

Investing in foreign countries has many risks associated with it.Some of the risks are discussed below: 1. Currency Risk This risk is due to the fluctuations in currency exchange between the currency of the country invested and the US $. This exchange rate risk can affect your returns either positively or negatively. For eg. – …

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Utility ADRs with 5% dividend or more !!!!

There are many foreign utility stocks that have a dividend yield of 5% or more.In the current market conditions, they look attractive considering the yield and cheap stock prices. The following are a few good utility ADRs with high dividends: 1. Scottish & Souther Energy PLC – UK – SSEZY Yield = 5.18% 2. Companhia …

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Foreign stock with Monthly Dividend !!

Banco Itau Holding Financeira S.A.- ITU is the second largest private sector bank. This bank is one of the few ADRs that give a monthly dividend. ITU provides a monthly dividend of $0.0067 per share. Picture: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Though this monthly dividend is a very small amount it still matters since dividends come …

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