The Dow Jones Canada Select Dividend Index represents the leading Canadian stocks by dividend yield. The index contains 30 stocks which are selected annually based on dividend yield. The divided yield of this index is 4.37% as of July 30th. The annualized total return of the index is 10.65% in Canadian dollar terms. Financials account …
Indonesia has been recently discovered by international investors as an attractive destination for investment. Yesterday’s NY Times had an article highlighting Indonesia’s growth story. From the article titled Indonesia Takes on an Attractive Sheen: “JAKARTA — After years of being known for inefficiency, corruption and instability, Indonesia is emerging from the global financial crisis with …
Forbes magazine published the list of World’s 50 Most Valuable brands recently. Hi-tech firm Apple Computers (AAPL) tops the list with a brand worth of $57.4B. Software company Microsoft(MSFT) followed Apple to take the second place. The top 10 brands from the ranking are listed below: [TABLE=524] Among the top five tech companies occupy four …
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The Russell Australia High Dividend Index is comprised of about 50 blue chip companies that have a high expected dividend yield in addition to meeting other conditions such as a history of paying dividends, dividend growth and consistent earnings. The dividend yield of this index is 4.99% and the P/E is 16.5 as of June …
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I have written earlier about some of the reasons for investing in foreign stocks. Despite the synchronized crash of both foreign and U.S. stocks in the recent bear market, investing in foreign stocks still offer diversification benefits. The chart below shows the correlation between U.S. and foreign stocks during the rolling 12-month periods from December …
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