Generally small and mid-cap stocks perform better than large cap stocks due to the higher risk involved in them. Small and midcaps can be extremely volatile and are not suited for all investors. However instead of picking individual stocks, one simple way to gain gain exposure to them is via ETFs. A recent article in …
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****** UPDATE ****: For the 2021 tax rates go to: Dividend Withholding Tax Rates By Country 2021 One of the factors that investors need to consider when investing in foreign stocks is taxes since it reduces the effective rate of return on an investment. Governments of most countries try to recoup millions in taxes from dividends that …
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Jason Zweig wrote an interesting piece titled “Will Small Investors Ever Warm Up to Stocks Again?” in The Intelligent Investor column of The Wall Street Journal. From the article: For millions of Americans, spare cash is a lot scarcer than it was in the days when unemployment ran at 6% and home-equity loans made houses …
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Last year many of the emerging and frontier markets were the best performers in equity returns. However that is not the case this year. Year-to-date China’s Shanghai Composite, India’s Sensex, Brazil’s Bovespa, Mexico’s IPC All-Share, Chile’s Santiago IPSA are all down 3.3%, 7.3%, 0.2%, 3.2% and 1.1% respectively.But many developed markets are up nicely. The …
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Six golden rules for profitable investing Union Membership in U.S. Fell to a 70-Year Low Last Year Oil price to break $200, says Jim Rogers Gold’s steel grip on buyers Bank on dividend compounding Top 200 Canadian stocks 2011 Emerging Africa Expected To See Rise in Investment Economy: Well functioning housing markets are key for …
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