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A Look At Leading Blue-Chip Companies From The Eurozone

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The Top 50 blue-chip companies in the Eurozone are represented in the Euro Stoxx 50 Index. The Eurozone countries covered by this index are Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. For investors looking to gain exposure to developed Europe this index offers an excellent starting point for identifying potential …

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The Number of U.S. Stock Listings Continue To Decline

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The total number of U.S. listed companies has continued to fall since the 1990s. From 1980 thru 1996 the number of listed companies rose steadily. But since then the number has declined year-after-after. The consequences of the low number of listed companies available for investors is huge. According to a research report from Credit Suisse, …

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New Feature Added: Dividend History of Dow Jones Index Constituents

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One of the new features that I have added on this site is the Dividend History of Stocks. Currently the dividend history of all the components of the Dow are posted. More dividend history pages of other companies will be added regularly. You can check out the dividend history pages by clicking on the Dividend …

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Dividends: How Much Do They Contribute to Total Returns ?

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Dividends form an important source of return when calculating the overall total return of an equity investment. While price appreciation is not guaranteed dividends can continue to paid out by firms. Though dividends can be suspended or cut, mature high-quality companies large-cap companies do not take such actions other than in extreme circumstances. For investors …

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U.S. Ranks 33rd in terms of Dividend Yield Globally

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The US equity market has one of the low to average dividend yields in the world. The S&P 500’s yield has been around 2% for many years now. Of the 44 countries in the MSCI All-Country World Index, the US ranks poorly. Based on the dividend yield the US stands at the 33rd spot. Click to enlarge Source: …

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