As Households’ Income Fall More Americans Depend on Government Benefits

Despite the rise and fall of the hi-tech industry in the 90s, the incredible boom and the subsequent bust of the housing market, the vast majority of Americans are actually worse now than before. Two recent articles in The Wall Street Journal confirms this theory. From an article titled “Obstacle to Deficit Cutting: A Nation …

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Seven Foreign Stocks Paying More Than 7% Dividends

I ran the stock screener with the following conditions: Stocks must trade on the NYSE Market cap. >= $2.0B Must have dividend yields must be at least 7% This search resulted in the six stocks noted below: 1.Company: France Telecom SA (FTE) Current Dividend Yield: 7.16% Sector: Telecom Country: France 2.Company:Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA …

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Some Reasons to Invest in Emerging Market Small-Caps

One of the asset classes that investors often overlook is international small-caps. This is understandable since investing in any small cap is often considered to be extremely risky because of the volatility and other risks associated with them. Compared to domestic small caps, foreign small caps pose additional risks such as the lack of liquidity, …

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