S&P Global has published the 2019 version of the Withholding Tax Rates for Foreign Stock Dividends by country. This simple table is highly useful for investors buying overseas stocks as withholding tax rates vary significantly among countries and high tax rates can cut a big chunk of the payouts. For example, in developed Europe Switzerland …
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Germany is the largest economy in Europe and the country’s blue chips are also some of the top dividend payers in the continent. Unlike other indices, the benchmark DAX Index is a total-return index and higher dividend payouts tend to further increase returns. Below is a quote from one my article back in 2014: In …
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The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets for 2018 was recently published by US Global Investors. This chart is similar to The Callan Periodic Table of Investment Returns but is specifically designed for emerging markets. In 2018, the best performing emerging market was Russia with a loss of about 1.5% followed by India and Brazil. Among …
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The following chart shows the world’s fleet of icebreakers in the arctic. Russia leads the list with 50 ships followed by Canada and Finland with 10 each. Click to enlarge Source: Northern Exposure: Can the Northwest Passage live up to its billing as a maritime superhighway?, Financial Post Earlier: Russia’s Icebreaker Fleet Dominates the …
Brand Finance, the global consultancy that ranks world’s top brands each year, recently published their Brand Finance Global 500 ranking for 2019. The following is the Top 10 brands from the list: Click to enlarge Source: Brand Finance The tech sector dominates the top list by taking six positions.Amazon(AMZN) is the world’s top brand with …
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