The table lists 9 foreign bank ADRs that trade on the OTC markets: [TABLE=868] Australian banks National Australia Bank Ltd (NABZY) and Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZBY) have high yields of over 6%. European banks such as Commerzbank, Swedbank, Societe Generale are still a long way from getting back to normal due to heavy …
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The table below lists large-cap foreign stocks trading on the NYSE that have dividend yields of over 5% as of January 6, 2011: [TABLE=870] Some observations: Not surprisingly, the majority of the stocks in this list are in the utility sector with Telefonica(TEF) of Spain paying about 8% in dividends. Bell Canada Enterprises(BCE) is the …
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The chart below shows the history of capital gains realizations since 1954: Click to enlarge Capital gains realizations significantly move up-or-down depending on bull or bear markets. They also rise or decline significantly after changes in capital gains tax rates.Strong rises or declines in capital gains realizations have often occurred not long after the tax …
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Some foreign large-cap companies trade on the OTC market instead of the organized exchanges. Investors can find well-established companies paying high dividends on these markets. Though trading volumes may be thin, for the average buy-and-hold long-term investor this should not be an issue. To identify some of the high-yielding large cap foreign stocks, I ran …
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The table below lists the top 10 foreign companies by market cap trading on the New York Stock Exchange: [TABLE=865] Some observations: 8 of out of the 10 companies are in the natural resources sector. This shows the growing importance of the commodity sector. The only foreign banking group in this list is the UK-based …
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