The U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 9.7% in March. The number of unemployed persons remained little unchanged at 15.0 million. Last month employers added 162,000 jobs but 48,000 of them were temporary workers hired for the 2010 census. In the manufacturing sector, 2.1 million jobs have been lost since December 2007. 17,000 jobs were …
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Why dividends matter to investors: Seed The ‘Four Percent Rule’ for Dividend Investing in Retirement MoneySense magazine: Canada’s Top 100 Income Trusts and 100 Dividend Yielding Stocks Dividend sustainability more important than high yield, argue equity income managers Two great high-yield stocks that now look even better Want Income? Catch These Dividends Now Download in …
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The theory that emerging, frontier markets are decoupled from developed markets in terms of performance is still dead. The chart below proves this point: Souce: The Hindu Business Line During the past couple of years investors worldwide learned that emerging markets and developed markets are not decoupled from each other. In fact, emerging markets went …
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Closed-End funds can be used as one type of vehicle for earning current income and capital growth. Similar to ETFs, mutual funds, Closed-End funds can also be used to gain exposure to overseas markets which are difficult to access for foreign investors. The following are some of the advantages of Closed-End funds: Opportunity to buy …
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Asian banks emerged strong from the credit crisis and are now growing again. Most Asian banks follow conservative policies and have low NPAs. In addition, they tend to concentrate on traditional banking services as opposed to investment banking and trading securities. Two banks each from Singapore and Hong Kong trading on the OTC markets in …
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