Income investors looking for add dividend stocks to their portfolios can find plenty of attractive opportunities in Europe.Unlike U.S. companies European firms have traditionally paid out a large portion of their earnings to shareholders in dividends. While American stocks pay dividends quarterly most European stocks generally pay dividends only twice a year – an interim …

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Dividend-paying stocks are a favorite for many investors. These stocks have become attractive for many years now as U.S. investors look for decent yields on their investment especially in this ultra-low interest environment when other investments such as bank Certificate of Deposits (CDs) practically earn 0% or very low interest. Dividend stocks are suitable for …

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The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones index closed at 16412 and 1865 respectively yesterday. The S&P 500 soared by 30% in 2013 and is flat so far this year. The index has had a spectacular run since the lows reached during the global financial crisis in early 2009. Here is a chart showing the …

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Most European equity markets performed very well last year. The performance has varied widely so far this year with a handful of markets such as Portugal, Denmark and Italy up by double digit percentages. While a few years ago investors abandoned stocks in the PIIGS countries now they are returning to these countries in the …

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One of the questions facing investors in emerging market equities is whether they should buy stocks and hold for the long-term or even very long-term. Generally long-term can be defined as investment periods of 5-10 years while longer periods can be considered as the very long-term. In this article let us analyze this issue and try to come …

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