Dividend yields of equity markets are generally higher in countries of the US. This is true especially in developed Europe where the dividend culture is more traditional and deep-rooted. Some emerging markets also offer attractive dividend yields. For income investors based in the US, the smart strategy is identify these opportunities abroad and spread their …
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The economy of Mexico is the 11the largest in the world at about $2.4 Trillion. The Mexican economy is closely integrated with the economies of the US and Canada due to USMCA (previously NAFTA). According to the CIA’s World Factbook, Mexico has free trade agreements with 46 countries. The country is the second largest export …
European bank stocks are recovering after a decade of disastrous performance. While US banks have recovered from the Global Financial Crisis(GFC) and also the Covid pandemic, banks from Europe barely survived. In addition to these, some of the other factors that crushed European lenders include the many years and iterations of sovereign debt crisis, money …
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I came across the below list showing the top 30 stocks in the S&P 500 index in terms of annual returns over the past 30 years from May 1991 thru May 2021. The best stock during this time period was Netflix(NFLX) with an annualized return of over 38%. Though it is interesting to review this …
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Economic recovery is underway in most countries of the world. China’s economy was the least adversely impacted last year due to the swift control of the pandemic. However most the developed countries are now in a better position to grow their economies with the invention of the vaccine last year. After initial dithering and chaos …
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