The STOXX® Europe 600 Utilities Index can be considered as a proxy for the European utility sector. The index is comprised of 25 utilities from the continent. As of November 25, 2012 the index is down over 58% in the past five years in US $ terms. Since 2008, the index has been on a …
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When considering dividend-paying stocks, some investors tend to select stocks with high dividend yields rather than the long-term total return. However this is not a winning strategy. Instead of falling into the so-called “yield trap”, investors are better off picking stocks based on total return over the long-term, according to a research report by Invesco …
Currently the top U.S. tax rate on qualified dividends is 15%. This rate applies to tax-payers who are in the 25% to 35% tax brackets. This means that hypothetically an ordinary American in the 25% tax bracket having an earned income of $50,000 and getting a $1,000 in qualified dividends pays $150 in dividend taxes …
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The Coca-Cola Company trading under the ticker KO is different from the bottler Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc trading under the ticker CCE on the NYSE. As a multi-national company, Coca-Cola has bottlers in many countries of the world and each operate as an independent company and their stocks trade under separate tickers. In this post, lets take a …
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