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Impact of Dividend Reinvestment on Returns Over Long Periods

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The following chart shows the importance of dividend reinvestment on returns over a period of 101 years: Click to Enlarge Source: Triumph of the Optimists, Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh and Mike Staunton, Princeton University Press, 2002, p. 145 as referenced in “The High Dividend Yield Return Advantage: An Examination of Empirical Data Associating Investment in …

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10 European High Dividend Stocks

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The ING (L) Invest Euro High Dividend Fund invests in shares of companies in the European Monetary Union states that offer attractive dividend yields. The top 10 holdings of this fund are listed with their ADR ticker and dividend yield as of October 15, 2010. 1.Company:Koninklijke Kpn NV (OTC: KKPNY) Current Dividend Yield: 4.49% Sector: …

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The World’s Biggest Crude Oil Producers in 2009

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For the first time since 1991, Russia beat Saudi Arabia to become the the world’s biggest producer of crude oil in 2009. Russia’s average output was 10.0 million barrels per day compared to 9.7 million barrels by Saudi Arabia. The Top 10 Global Crude Oil Producers in 2009 Source: Euromonitor International from BP Statistical Review …

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ICIS Top 100 Global Chemical Companies 2010

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The ICIS Chemical Business magazine published its annual ranking of the World’s Top 100 Chemical Firms based on sales in 2009. The top 10 chemical firms are: BASF (BASFY) Dow Chemical (DOW) ExxonMobil (XOM) Sinopec (SHI) LyondellBasell Industries Shell (RDS.A,RDS.B) SABIC Mitsubishi Chemical DuPont (DD) INEOS The complete list of ICIS Top 100 Chemical firms …

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