The Top 10 Canadian Dividend Stocks

The top 10 dividend stocks of Canada are shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Note: Data shown is as of April 20, 2018 and is based on the domestic market. For US investors, Canada charges a lower withholding taxes on dividends for regular taxable accounts(except REITs).  There is no dividend withholding taxes for …

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A Timeline of Retail Bankruptcies From 2015 Thru March 2018: Infographics

The retail industry is one of the worst performing industries in recent years. Hundreds of retail companies have gone bankrupt some almost overnight. A variety of factors are attributed to the retail apocalypse with Amazon being the prime reason. However blaming Amazon(AMZN) for all failures is an easy way out. Real reasons such as moronic …

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The Top Latin American Multi-National Companies 2018

The Boston Consulting Group published a research report on Multi-National Companies in Latin America for 2018.  The top firms from each country is shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge From the report: We began by analyzing more than 5,000 companies with operations in Latin America that have more than $1 billion in revenue and …

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The Worlds Biggest Dividend Payers, Q1 2018

Janus Henderson Investors has published the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index, a quarterly, long-term study into global dividend trends. The study analyzes the dividend payments of the 1,200 largest firms by market capitalisation globally. The Worlds Biggest Dividend Payers, Q1 2018 from the report: Click to enlarge Source: Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index, Janus Henderson Investors While most of …

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Oil and Gas Sector Stocks Are Cheap Based on Valuation: Schroders

Oil prices have soared in the past year with prices currently hovering around the $80 mark for Brent crude. Rising oil prices have triggered a mini bull market in energy stocks that have barely moved higher in the past few years. Global investors are turning attention to this sector after many years and are trying …

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