One of the simplest ways to build wealth in equity investing is to invest in dividend stocks especially dividend payers that grow the dividend rate each year consistently. Dividends provide a stable income stream and the power of compounding with reinvestment usually leads to astonishing returns over many years. I have written many times about …
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S&P Global has updated the Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country table for 2025. This table is useful for investors looking to invest in ADRs. Click to enlarge Source: S&P Global
The bull market in US equities has continued this year with the S&P 500 up by over 24% YTD on price return basis. In the past 5 years the S&P 500’s returns has had an incredible run with an annualized return of 13%. While the S&P 500’s return is 24% based on price returns so …
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The US equity market as represented by the S&P 500 has shot up by 21% YTD. While double-digit growth is excellent, the market has become overvalued especially when compared to other developed markets. So for a value-oriented investor better opportunities exist elsewhere. The S&P 500’s forward P/E is 21.0. This is much higher than the …
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The defense sector has been one of the big growth sectors for many years now and continues to grow further. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, middle-east conflicts and other geo-political risks around the world keep defense companies busy. I came across an article by Arian Neiron at VanEck in which he discussed the benefits of investing …
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