Five Latin American Telecom Stocks Yielding More Than 5% Dividends

The wireless telecom industry in Latin America is projected to have exponential growth over the next few years due to rising incomes and more population entering the middle class category. Cell phones have become a necessity of life worldwide and hence they will be one of the first few items that the middle class aspires …

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Top 10 Trade Partners of India

India is the second largest populous country with a population of over 1.1 billion. The economy grew at a robust pace up until recently after the India opened up its economy and implemented economic reforms. In 2010, the GDP was estimated to be $4.06 Trillion based on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). The growing economy has …

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HSBC: 43 High-Yielding European Stocks Likely To Outperform the Market

European equity markets have fallen heavily this year due to the ongoing debt crisis there. While most investors are avoiding European stocks some are wondering if the current opportunities are too good to pass up. Yesterday strategists at HSBC published a research report stating that investors have a rare opportunity to invest in high-yielding European …

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The Role of US and UK Central Banks in Creating Housing Bubbles and Rising Income Inequality

The US and UK Central Banks were complicit in inflating the housing bubble by keeping the interest rates too low for a long time. While this theory has been discussed by many, Albert Edwards of Société Générale takes a different angle on why the Central Bankers kept encouraging the housing bubble. A post in FT Alphaville …

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A Review of the Invesco Perpetual High Income Fund

The Invesco Perpetual High Income Fund is one of the largest unit trusts (or mutual fund) in UK with an asset base of about £11.0 billion . The fund aims to achieve a level of high income together with capital growth. The fund invests most of the assets in UK-listed companies with the remaining in …

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