Ten Reasons to Invest in Australia

Australia is a developed country with a population of about 22 million. The country is rich in many natural resources and is ranked highly in many global comparisons of factors such as quality of life, healthcare, education, etc. Australia is similar to Canada in that both the countries have parliamentary democracy and are commodity-based economies.  …

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Another Take on Top 10 German Dividend Stocks

We reviewed the ten German stocks with high dividend yields last December. In this post lets take another look at the top German stocks that pay high dividends. One of the ETFs that is focused on German equities with high dividends is the ETFlab DAXplus® Maximum Dividend ETF.  This ETF tracks the DAXplus® Maximum Dividend …

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11 Foreign Stocks with More than 5% Dividend Yields

Many foreign stocks trading as ADRs in the US markets have above average dividend yields. The following 11 stocks pay dividends of over 5% as of the February 26, 2010: 1. YPF SA(YPF) Current Dividend Yield: 7.85% Country: Argentina Sector: Integrated Oil & Gas 2. TOTAL (TOT) Current Dividend Yield: 6.09% Country: France Sector: Integrated …

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Forget Emerging Markets and Choose Frontier Markets in 2010?

While many of the investors are focused on the emerging markets, some brave and sophisticated investors are looking beyond the horizon and venturing into the frontier markets. Some examples of  the frontier markets are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Colombia, Vietnam, etc. The prevailing low interest rates in many countries around the world and …

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U.S. Healthcare System – Is it Any Better ?

We have discussed about the U.S. healthcare system before a few times. On Thursday, the President hosted a day-long televised healthcare summit. It ended without a deal after many hours of bickering by both the parties. Its been more than a year since the President took office and yet the healthcare debate still rages on …

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