Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country for 2025
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
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S&P 500 Price Returns vs. Total Returns 1960-2023: Chart
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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US Stocks Are Overvalued Relative To Other Developed Markets
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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Defense Stocks Outperform The Market in the Long Run
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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