Knowledge is Power: Brazil Election, Year-End Tax Moves, Yield Scarcity Edition

Rousseff or Neves? Brazilians Await Bad News Whoever Wins (Bloomberg) The eurozone’s German problem (CER) 42 stocks that’ll thrive even if the economy gets worse (Financial Post) Invesco Perpetual’s Mustoe: Why I’m betting big on Europe (FE Trustnet) 12 savvy year-end tax moves (Fidelity) 2020 Vision: Yield Scarcity and the Case for Dividends (Franklin Templeton Investments) STOCKS …

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Comparing the Contribution of Dividends and Share Price Gains to Total Returns Across Regions

Dividends are an important factor that must be considered when selecting equities. This is because dividends provide a cushion to a well-diversified portfolio during adverse market conditions and also provide an income stream. More importantly they help boost the total returns of an investment especially over the long-term. According to a research study by Allianz …

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On the Performance of Brazilian Utility Stocks

The Brazil presidential election run-off is on Oct 26th (Sunday).The current President Dilma Rousseff is challenged by Aécio Neves. Investors are eagerly waiting for the outcome of this election as there will be major policy changes that impact the investment climate in the country.They are betting for a Aécio Neves win as Dilma has been a disaster during her tenure from …

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Oil Prices Fall, Oil and Gas Equipment & Service Providers Fall Harder

Oil prices have fallen from over 100$ per barrel to $82.77 (WTI) yesterday. However the stock prices of many of the companies that produce the equipments for the insustry and provide services have fallen much harder.For example, France-based CGG (CGG) is down nearly 58% year-to-date. The following are five of the foreign Oil and Gas Equipment & Service Providers …

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