Chinese Oil Company CNOOC To Be Delisted by NYSE

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced plans to delist Chinese oil major CNOOC (CEO) on March 9, 2021. This follows the delisting of three Chinese telecom firms in January. US investors may have to sell their shares before then or take other actions. CNOOC can appeal the NYSE’s decision. However whether that leads …

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The World’s Biggest Dividend Payers 2020

The world’s 1,200 largest firms by market capitalization paid out $1.26 Trillion in 2020 according to the Janus Henderson Global Dividend Index report recently. In the best case scenario Janus Henderson forecasts an increase of 5% in dividends this year. For the first time since 2015, the world’s top dividend payer was not a oil major …

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Broad Market Diversification Can Help Avoid Large Losses

Diversification is one of the simplest ways to be successful in equity investing. Diversification can take many forms. For example, one can hold a mix of stocks, bonds, gold, real estate and cash. Or it is possible to diversify across many types of equities such as domestic and foreign or emerging, developed and frontier markets. …

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