Dividend stocks offer many advantages over non-dividend stocks. I have written many articles on this topic before. Recently I came across an interesting note on the dividend edge in the Strategy -Quarterly Views report of Socgen’s Private Banking Group. From the report: There are many reasons why dividend-paying stocks should be favoured over non-dividend stocks in the …
“A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing next to it.” – Mark Twain Investing in mining companies is highly risky. It is not wise to simply invest in them based on reading some financial reports. For startup mining firms everything is based on speculation. Many years ago a Canadian gold miner called Bre-X collapsed …
Global commodity prices have been on a steady decline mode for the past few years. More recently, Crude Oil has plunged heavily just in the past few months. Today WTI crude for January delivery rose slightly and closed at $67.97 on the NYMEX. The following charts the decline and fall of some commodity prices: Click to enlarge …
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The U.S. equity market has performed well so this year with only one more month left to go. As of November end, the S&P 500 is up by 11.9% based on price returns and the Dow is up by 7.6%. Among the emerging markets, India is the top performer year-to-date as the benchmark BSE Sensex has …
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The potential for European companies to raise dividend payouts is high since currently the payout ratio is lower than in the past according to a Allianz Global Investors report. Click to enlarge From the report: As earnings blossomed following the 2008 / 2009 financial crisis, the distribution ratios of companies have declined considerably. In Europe, the ratio of paid …