Investors looking to add overseas dividend stocks can consider UK stocks as the UK equity market has one of the highest dividend yields in the world. The following 10 British companies are projected to have the highest dividend yields this year:
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Source: AJ Bell Dividend Dashboard, Q4,17
Some of these firms trading on the US markets include:
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Urbanization is a major economic force driving the members of ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations).Millions of people migrate from rural communities to big cities like Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, etc. in search of better life and opportunities. The following infographic offers some insight on urbanization and the top cities of the region:
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Source: ASEANup
The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets for 2017 showing the annual returns is shown below:
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Source: US Funds
Poland was the best performing market last year with a return of over 55%.Due to the oil prices Russia was the worst performing major emerging market with a return of 6.20%. Soaring copper prices and political factors led Chile to be a strong performer.
Overall most of these markets shot up by double digit percentage points. The key takeaway is that emerging market performance can vary widely between countries and investors have to diversify their holdings accordingly. Simply investing in all of these markets via an ETF is not the best strategy.
Download: The Periodic Table of Emerging Markets for 2017 (in pdf)
The range of North Korea’s many missiles are shown in the infographic below:
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Source: Sputnik News
I came across the following maps showing the shipping routes for British, Spanish and Dutch trade from 1750-1800:
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British Shipping Route
Spanish Shipping Route
Dutch Shipping Route
Source: Spatial