S&P Global has published the Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country table for 2024. This handy one-pager is a useful tool for investors that invest in foreign stocks. Dividends from most foreign stocks are subject to withholding taxes for Americans and hence it is important to keep track of the rates. Higher tax rates would …
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The latest edition of the annual S&P sector performance chart for the S&P 500 was published by Novel Investor this week. In 2023, the best performing sector was the tech sector as represented by INFT, the S&P 500 Information Sector Index. The sector annual return’s was over as astonishing 57%. The next top performers were …
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The US welcomed the new year with yet another grim milestone. The US Gross Federal Debt has crossed $34.0 Trillion (or) $34,000,000,000,000. This number is “meaningless” for many people as the number is so huge its impossible to comprehend. Some may say “who cares”. They might as well run it to $100 Trillion. In an …
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