The Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country for 2020 has recently been published by S&P Global. This simple one-page is useful to any investor holding foreign stocks and receiving dividend income. This table shows withholding tax rates for stocks held in regular brokerage accounts only. It does not show the rates for assets held in qualified …
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I came across the following chart on the world’s busiest airports in 2018. Three US airports are in this list with Atlanta taking the top spot.The other two airports are Los Angeles and Chicago’s O’Hare. Click to enlarge Source: Explore the World’s 10 Busiest Airports, U.S. Global Investors Though Atlanta consistently ranks as the world’s busiest …
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The US is projected to be the biggest economy in the world in 2020. The second biggest economy will be China followed by Japan. Canada will be the 10th largest economy behind only Brazil. Click to enlarge Source: Focus Economics
The Corporate Income Tax Rate varies widely across Europe. Hungary has the lowest rate at 9% and France has the highest rate at 34.4%. The following chart shows the corporate income tax rates across 27 European countries: Click to enlarge Source: Tax Foundation
Health insurance for humans in the US is a disaster when compared to other developed countries in the Western world. Not a day goes by without the media publishing some atrocious story about the flaws in the “system”. Recently a woman was sent a bill for $898,984 for her baby which was born premature. In another instance, …
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