Alcohol consumption is high in most European countries compared to the U.S. However Russia is one of the top alcohol consuming countries in the world but is not in this chart since it is an OECD country. If Russia is included it will top out all the countries. Click to enlarge Source: Tackling Harmful Alcohol Use, …
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The following Periodic Table of Investment Returns shows why diversification in a portfolio is very important. Regardless of how big one’s portfolio is it is wise to spread the asset among various asset classes and not put everything in a single basket. Click to enlarge KEY: ◼ Cash represented by the Citigroup 3-Month T-Bill Index, …
Many years ago I wrote an article comparing the capital gains tax rate between the U.S. and other countries. In this post lets review how the dividend tax rates differ among select countries. Generally it is assumed that dividend taxes are paid by equity holder only.However that is not true. Taxes on a company’s profit are …
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The conservative party won the general elections in the UK with the British Prime Minister David Cameron returning to power in his second term. Contrary to predictions, the tories won with a majority 331 of the 650 seats. The one positive outcome of the results is that the tories do not have to depend on other parties …
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I have written many times about the reasons to invest internationally. I came across the following infographic that shows some of the reasons: Click to enlarge Source: OppenheimerFunds