Church & Dwight Co (CHD) is a mid-cap company that manufactures many of the household products we use including Orajel, OxiClean, Arm & Hammer, Trojan condoms, etc. Over the past 5 years the stock has more than doubled. From the corporate site: The Consumer Domestic segment includes our eight power brands, ARM & HAMMER, Trojan, First Response, …
Continue reading ‘Church & Dwight Co: A Solid Mid-Cap Gem’ »
Welcome to the first post on TopUSStocks.com ! (no longer exists). The equity markets have been volatile in the past few years since the global financial crisis. As a result of the stomach-churning fall during the crisis and the volatility that followed some investors have simply thrown in the towel and left the equity markets. …
What are the advantages of investing in the infrastructure industry? High barriers to entry; Economies of scale (e.g., high fixed, low variable costs) Inelastic demand for services (giving pricing power) Low operating cost and high target operating margins; and Long duration (e.g., concessions of 25 years, leases of 99 years) Second, here is the value …
With the start of New Year some investors are looking for information related to withholding taxes on dividends paid by foreign companies in order to make portfolio changes. So here are the updated withholding tax rate tables to my earlier post on the same topic last year. Please note that this information is accurate as …
Continue reading ‘Update: Withholding Tax Rates by Country for Foreign Stock Dividends’ »
Financials are the pillars of most major economies. The finance sector is also the key barometer of equity markets.A strong and sustained growth in equity prices is unlikely without the participation of the financials. This is especially true in developed markets where credit plays an important role in the economy. UK-based Fund manager Sanjeev Shah of Fidelity …
Continue reading ‘Are European Financials Pointing to a Bull Market?’ »