Power Up Your Portfolio with Electric Utility Stocks

Traditionally electric utility stocks have offered stable growth and high dividend yields. Though they are boring to own they are usually preferred by income seeking investors such as retirees and others. Electric utilities are highly regulated in many states in the U.S. Despite the tough regulatory conditions electric companies are a monopoly in the areas …

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The Best and Worst Foreign Bank Stocks YTD

The five best performing foreign bank ADRs Year-To-Date (YTD) as of February 11th are: 1. Banco of Chile(BCH) YTD Change: 11.93% 2. Mizuho Financial (MFG) YTD Change: 8.99% 3. Royal Bank of Scotland(RBS) YTD Change: 8.20% 4. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial (MTU) YTD Change: 3.66% 5. Corpbanca (BCA) YTD Change: 0.59% The five worst performing foreign …

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Review: Brazil’s Bovespa Index

The Brazilian equity and futures exchange in Sao Paulo is the 4th largest in the Americas and 13th largest in the world based on market capitalization. The main index of the Brazilian stock market is the Bovespa index. From Wikipedia: “The Bovespa Index (Portuguese: Índice Bovespa) is an index of about 50 stocks that are …

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47 High-Yield Picks With Yields More Than 10%

I ran the stock screener for high dividend/yield stocks, trusts and funds with yields greater than 10% and trading in the New York Stock Exchange. This resulted in the following list. Investors looking for high yields can use this list as a starting point for further research. Stocks and Funds Yielding > 10%: [TABLE=395] Magyar …

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