A “one dollar, one vote†explanation of the welfare state Five reasons to invest in emerging markets Coal stocks firing up gains UK: Public sector will lose 500,000 jobs in cuts In China, a City With Lots of Buildings, but Few People Central banks are telling you to buy shares and corporate bonds Outsourcing goes …
Continue reading ‘Knowledge is Power: Coal, Emerging Markets Edition’ »
The 10 largest publicly-listed Dutch companies based on sales for 2009 that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: [TABLE=570] Related ETF: iShares MSCI The Netherlands (EWN)
The following chart shows the importance of dividend reinvestment on returns over a period of 101 years: Click to Enlarge Source: Triumph of the Optimists, Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton, Princeton University Press, 2002, p. 145 as referenced in “The High Dividend Yield Return Advantage: An Examination of Empirical Data Associating Investment in …
Continue reading ‘Impact of Dividend Reinvestment on Returns Over Long Periods’ »
The ING (L) Invest Euro High Dividend Fund invests in shares of companies in the European Monetary Union states that offer attractive dividend yields. The top 10 holdings of this fund are listed with their ADR ticker and dividend yield as of October 15, 2010. 1.Company:Koninklijke Kpn NV (OTC: KKPNY) Current Dividend Yield: 4.49% Sector: …
For the first time since 1991, Russia beat Saudi Arabia to become the the world’s biggest producer of crude oil in 2009. Russia’s average output was 10.0 million barrels per day compared to 9.7 million barrels by Saudi Arabia. The Top 10 Global Crude Oil Producers in 2009 Source: Euromonitor International from BP Statistical Review …
Continue reading ‘The World’s Biggest Crude Oil Producers in 2009’ »