10 Foreign Stocks For Dividend Income

Foreign stocks generally have high dividend payouts compared to U.S. stocks. Investors looking for dividend income can consider some of the foreign stocks trading as depository receipts in the U.S. To get started, here is a list of ten foreign stocks currently having dividend yields of over 5%: 1.Company: AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) Current Dividend Yield: …

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20 Foreign Stocks Paying More Than 5% Dividends

Currently the S&P 500 has a dividend yield of about 2%. Investors looking for higher yields can invest in overseas companies which offer much higher yields. Generally utilities and financials tend to have higher payouts. Though most foreign firms pay dividends once or twice a year, the paid out dividends will be significantly higher. Due …

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30 High Dividend-Paying Euro Zone Stocks

In order to identify some of the high dividend paying stocks in the Euro Zone countries I referred to the EURO STOXX® Select Dividend 30 Index. This index “offers exposure to the 30 highest dividend-paying stocks from Euro Zone countries. Only companies are included that have a non-negative historical five-year dividend-per-share growth rate and a …

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Credit Suisse: U.S. Focus List Stocks

The table below lists 17 stocks from the U.S. Focus list published by Credit Suisse, US equity research division. Except 2008, the focus list has performed very well each year with double digit returns beating the S&P 500. [TABLE=885]   Source: Credit Suisse While McDonald’s and P&G are world-class companies with long-term growth potential, companies …

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