New Foreign Utilities ETF !

For many years now there were no ETFs or mutual funds that concentrated only on international utility stocks. State Street seems to have figured out this problem. Recently they have launched the first foreign utilities ETF.This ETF is great for investors looking to invest in foreign utilities but cannot afford to pick many stocks. Here …

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Royal and Imperial Stocks

In this post, lets look at five stocks whose name contain either the word ‘Royal’ or ‘Imperial’: 1.Company: Royal Bank of Canada Ticker: RY Country: Canada Sector: Banking 2.Company: Royal Bank of Scotland Ticker: RBS Country: UK Sector: Banking 3.Company: Imperial Tobacco Group plc Ticker: ITY Country: UK Sector: Consumer Goods 4.Company: Imperial Oil Ltd. …

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Closed-End Funds with more than 10% dividends

In volatile market times, it is a good idea to take little baby steps with investing via closed-end funds. Here are five closed-end funds which have a distribution rate of more than 10%. Funds that trade at a discount are cheaper. 1.ING Global Equity Dividend Premium (IGD) Premium/Discount: -7.69% Distribution Rate: 13.10% 2.Spain Fund (SNF) …

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