European dividend stocks offers offer higher yields than their US peers. Investors looking to diversify and add dividend stocks from Europe should consider some of the high-quality names in the continent. From an July article Peter Garnry at Saxo Bank: In a negative rate environment, a high-dividend yield portfolio is a good component of a long-term asset …
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German utility giant E.ON. AG (EONGY) recently spun off its fossil fuel business into a separate company called Uniper SE. US investors in E.ON may wonder if they will receive shares in Uniper. Here is some background info on Uniper: Since January 1, 2016, new E.ON and Uniper have been operating as separate legal entities. …
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Generally Blue-Chips are used to refer to high quality large-cap established firms.Unlike small and medium caps blue-chips tend to less volatile and the probability of a firm going bankrupt is very small. In order to identify the blue-chips of Eurozone countries, investors can use The EURO STOXX 50 Index. This index is comprised of 50 blue-chips from …
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Private consumption contributes less to economic decline and recovery than business investment and net exports, according to an article by Ken Fisher of Fisher Investments. The US economy is a consumer-driven economy with consumer spending accounting for 69% of the GDP. However during economic recessions consumer spending reduces but jumps back quickly than the sharp decline in …
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The retirement age for men in OECD countries is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge The retirement age for women in OECD countries is shown in the chart below: Source: OECD Also checkout: A Review of Retirement Age in OECD Countries (TFS, 2010)