Dividends play a critical role in the long-term returns of equities. Stocks that pay dividends are ideal investment vehicles for building wealth over many years or decades. Generally dividend payers tend to raise dividends occasionally if not consistently each year. So dividend yields of even 2% as a starting point can lead to substantial growth …
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One of the popular myths in the field of equity investing is that large companies are too big to fail. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Over and over again this has proven to be correct. For instance, during the dot com boom peak in 2000, tech giants Cisco(CSCO) and Intel (INTC) were in …
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine will go down in history as one of the major crisis events of the 21st century. For more than two years the world has been dealing with disastrous impacts of Covid-19. Though the pandemic has not ended in any way, Russia decided its the best time to start a war …
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S&P Global has updated the Dividend Withholding Tax Rates by Country sheet for 2022.This one-pager is very useful for ADR investors that pay dividends. Countries such as Singapore, UK, Malaysia, etc. do not withhold any taxes on dividends paid out to non-residents on stock only. Though the rate for Canada is noted as 25% in this table, …
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Diversification among asset classes is one of the key factors that investors ought to follow for success with investing in stocks. It is never a wise idea to put all money into one type of asset – whether it is growth stocks or value stocks or real estate or bonds. Assets of different types perform …
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