11 Canadian Non-Financial Dividend Aristocrats To Consider

I have written about investment opportunities in Canada many times before.Many others have written on the same topic as well. More recently Seeking Alpha published an excellent piece by Joseph L. Shaefer of Stanford Wealth Management, LLC. In this post let me list some of the top dividend stocks of Canada. These stocks are part …

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The Five Best and Worst Performing Foreign Bank Stocks YTD

The five best performing foreign bank stocks trading as sponsored ADRs in the organized exchanges and OTC markets are listed below together with their current dividend yields: 1.Bank: Swedbank (SWDBY) YTD Change: 37.98% Current Dividend Yield: 1.73% Country: Sweden 2.Bank: ING Grope (ING) YTD Change: 33.81% Current Dividend Yield: N/A Country: The Netherlands 3.Bank:Banco Bilbao …

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Who Pays More Taxes in the U.S.- Corporations or Individuals?

The chart below answers the question in the title of this post: Source: Treasury Bulletin March 2011. U.S. Department of the Treasury From the report: Individual income tax receipts, net of refunds, were $256.0 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. This is an increase of $48.3 billion over the comparable prior year …

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Investing in Emerging Markets is a Must

Emerging markets have not performed well in recent months compared to many developed markets. Investors are concerned about investing in emerging markets due to inflation, political risks and other factors. However according to a report by Josephine Shea of Hartford Investment Management the best days of emerging markets(EM) are in fact ahead of us. He …

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Brazil’s Trade With China Soars

One of the factors that investors need to consider when selecting an emerging market for investment is the country’s trade with other emerging markets. Countries such as China that depend heavily on exports to the developed world will not fare better should the developed countries experience another downturn again. Emerging market countries that depend on …

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