On April 6th, 2008 we wrote an article about Nestle’s (NSRGY) proposal to split its shares. You can find that article here.This post is an update to that article. On May 23rd, Nestle’s board of directors approved the split proposal. The split details are as follows: Company: Nestle Ticker: NSRGY Record Date: June 27th,2008 Ex-Date: …
If you are a dividend investor have you ever wondered the following: Are there any foreign stocks in which I can invest and re-coup 50% of my original investment in dividends alone in 5 years?. Well the answer is a resounding yes. There are plenty of stocks that will pay you lots of dividends – …
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Recently there was a mention in the BusinessWeek that Spanish Banks seem to have “escaped” the sub-prime crisis. This was made possible due to savvy strategies followed by the managements of these banks.There are only two Spanish Banks listed in the US. Banks of Spain provide an indirect entry into the Latin American market as …
In this post, lets list all the Irish ADRs trading in the US.Irish stocks have not been doing well for the past few months or so due to slowdown in the Irish economy. However they may be good picks at this time since some of these stocks have excellent dividend yields. For eg. – The …
The answer to the title question is: For better returns and diversification purposes. Simply put, in this age of globalisation it is almost a requirement to invest in foreign countries if ones to make above average returns. It does not mean putting 5 to 10% as most Americans do. it means allocating 30-40% of ones …
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