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Dividend Growers Lead In Total Returns Among Canadian Stocks

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Dividend-paying stocks generally yield better returns than non-dividend payers in the long run. However companies that increase their dividend payments consistently over the years perform even better in terms of total return than dividend payers. The following chart shows that dividend growers were the best in total returns for the period shown from a Canadian …

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Germany’s Top Trading Partners In 2013

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In this post let’s take a brief look at the top trading partners of Germany last year.As Europe’s largest economy and an export-oriented economy Germany trades with some of the other major countries. The chart below shows the top trading partners of Germany: Click to enlarge Source: De Statis Among the top five export destinations, three …

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Ten Foreign Stocks To Consider For Potential Investment

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Thousands of foreign stocks trade on the U.S. market. According to the depository BNY Mellon, currently 386 foreign companies trade on the organized exchanges and 2,388 trade on the OTC markets. With such a wide universe, US investors can cast a wide net to identify potential investment opportunities. Many high-quality large cap multinationals such as Total. …

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Dividends Boost Stock Returns In The Long Run

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Dividend-paying stocks can implify returns in the long run due to the effect  of compounding. The total return is boosted by reinvesting dividends in addition to any returns due to price aprpeciation. Generally the longer the longer the holding period the higher the return. Stocks that grow dividends yield even higher returns due to the above …

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Ten European Consumer Staples Stocks To Consider

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Stocks in the consumer staples sector offer stability and steady growth. They are especially attractive during turbulent market conditions. As the name implies companies in this sector produce goods that consumers buy regardless of the economic conditions. Household products like toothpaste, food items, cleaning products, hygiene items, shampoo and even beer are good examples of consumer …

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