Archive of entries posted on October 2014

The Top 10 U.S. Companies By Dividends Paid

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The U.S. is home to some of the world’s largest and finest companies. For instance, 148 firms in the Fortune Global 500 for 2014 are based in the USA. From technology to entertainment to consumer goods, American multinationals dominate the global marketplace with companies such as Coca Cola(KO), Starbucks(SBUX), McDonald’s(MCD), Pepsi(PEP), Colgate-Palmolive(CL) becoming household names across the …

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Another Take On Why Timing The Market Does Not Work

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Investors should invest in stocks for the long-term and not engage in shot-term trading.Long-term is measured in years and can be considered as at least five years. Trying to time the market is not a good idea for the majority of investors. There are not many people in the world who have successfully predicted the future movement of …

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Ten Foreign Stocks With No Dividend Withholding Tax To Consider

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One of the important factors that U.S. investors investing in foreign stocks have to consider is the withholding tax on dividends levied by the country where the foreign company is based. Governments charge this tax on dividends paid out to foreigners in order to generate additional tax revenues.However there are a few countries which do not levy …

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Which Sectors Are Best For Dividends Among U.S. Stocks?

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The U.S. equity market is one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world. An investor looking to invest in US stocks is faced with a huge universe of companies trading on many markets with the main exchanges being the NYSE and NASDAQ.  The NYSE is home to 1,519 U.S. companies according to the …

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