ADR Fees: 5 Additional Important Facts To Be Aware Of

One of the factors that investors in ADRs have to consider is the ADR Fees. This fee is charged by the depositories of the ADR program. My earlier articles on ADR fees were well received by this site’s visitors. You can find those articles below: ADR Fees: 10 Important Things To Know ADR Fees: What …

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U.S. Military Presence in the Middle East

Thousands of American soldiers are stationed in the Middle Eastern countries to support continuing wars in places like Afghanistan, Syria, etc. and support work in countries like Iraq. Long after the first Gulf War, Kuwait has become an important base for US forces.  Currently some 13,000 soldiers are stationed there. Other countries such as Qatar …

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An Update on Dividend Withholding Tax Rate for Colombia

The Colombia Dividend Withholding Tax Rate for US residents seems to have changed to 7.01% in 2020. This is different than the 10% rate listed in the Dow Jones tax table updated for this year. But according to Deloitte, Tax Foundation and other sites the rate is defined as 8 to 7.5%. Colombian oil giant …

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China Leads the US in Technological Patents

China is ahead of the US in technological patent applications in nine categories according to a study by Nikkei. China held the top spot based on 2017 data and accounted for 49% of all applications in the 10 categories shown in the chart below: Click to enlarge Source: Nikkei The Nikkei study concludes that Chinese …

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