The chart below shows the top 20 FDI recipients in 2010: Click to enlarge In 2010, half of the top 20 host economies were from developing countries. China and Brazil continue to attract the most capital among developing countries. For the first time, Indonesia entered the top 20 list underscoring its growing significance in the …

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Here is a simple chart depicting the Federal Budget for 2011: Source: Der Spiegel Income Tax and social security contributions constitute over 50% and 37% of total revenue respectively. With high unemployment ans stagnant wages, this is bound to be under pressure for the foresseable future. With healthcare costs and other expenditures rising, the current …

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On August 5th, the ratings agency Standard & Poors downgraded U.S. debt from AAA to AA+ for the first time in 70 years. This is the same agency that rated worthless junk such as sub-prime paper as AAA before the credit crisis began in 2008. In a way the standard followed by Standard & Poors …

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The global financial crisis of 2008-09 started in the U.S. and almost brought the world’s economies to its knees. With the downgrade of the U.S. by S&P and the crash in global markets today it appears that the U.S. might trigger another financial crisis soon if one has not started already. I came across this …

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When investing for income with dividend stocks one has to consider the impact of taxes since higher tax rates can significantly reduce the after-tax yield on the investment. In this post lets take a look at historical trend and current tax rates on dividends. The graphic below shows the U.S. individual dividends and capital gains …

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