Dividends account for a substantial portion of total returns especially over the long run. Though the yield on the S&P 500 has stayed around 2% for many years now, total return is boosted in the long run with dividend reinvestment. The following chart shows the growth of $100 with and without dividends from 1980 thru …
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One of the factors that investors in ADRs have to consider is the ADR Fees. This fee is charged by the depositories of the ADR program. My earlier articles on ADR fees were well received by this site’s visitors. You can find those articles below: ADR Fees: 10 Important Things To Know ADR Fees: What …
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The Colombia Dividend Withholding Tax Rate for US residents seems to have changed to 7.01% in 2020. This is different than the 10% rate listed in the Dow Jones tax table updated for this year. But according to Deloitte, Tax Foundation and other sites the rate is defined as 8 to 7.5%. Colombian oil giant …
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The importance of dividends to a well-diversified portfolio cannot be understated. In fact, dividends account for a significant portion of the overall total return of the S&P over the long term. Though the current yield on the S&P is around 2%, the power of compounding and divided growth over time leads to a higher contribution …
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Dividend yields of equity markets vary across countries significantly. The following chart shows the latest dividend yields for select countries as of December, 2019. Russia has the highest dividend yield in the world at 6.23% while India has the lowest rate at just 1.19%. Many of key companies in Russia such as those in oil …
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