Last week, I told you about the enormous number of high-yielding stocks abroad. I think the amount of international dividend-payers out there is one of the market‘s biggest secrets. If you remember, I told you only 18 profitable U.S. companies were paying yields of more… Read More

Let’s be honest. When you hear about a stock that yields 12% or more, your first thought should be that the company is probably a basket case that can’t even turn a profit. If it’s offering a… Read More

I’ve found what I think is one of the safest dividend-paying stocks on the planet. In the past year, this company earned $8.1 billion dollars in profits and only distributed $4.5 billion in dividends. In other words, it could see its… Read More

“Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias & Futuros de Sao Paulo” You may not know this Portuguese title. You may not even know it by its shortened moniker, “The Bovespa.” But you should. This is because it is the equivalent of Wall Street for South America. Indeed, the Brazilian… Read More

The end is near. That is to say, the deepening European crisis is coming to head. And when policy makers finally devise an effective strategy to tackle the banking mess in Southern Europe, the never-ending market selloff in Europe will likely come to an end. This is… Read More

Despite the wild ups and downs it has created, this year’s tug-of-war between the bulls and bears hasn’t amounted to much. To date, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has been flat, while the S&P 500 has dropped a little more than 4%. We’ve essentially been on a hellish rollercoaster ride… Read More

For nearly two years, economists have warned that China’s economy may soon be hit with a jolt — a jolt that will be felt round the world. Although their concerns have proven unfounded so far, the day of reckoning may finally be at hand. Why now?… Read More

Did you know it’s possible to capture emerging-market growth opportunities while downplaying risks such as inflation and currency swings? A great way to accomplish this is to own blue-chip companies that have a solid presence and significant… Read More

The market is taking it on the chin this week, which was to be expected, according to technical analysts. Just last week, I noted that history tells us the Dow Jones Industrial Average would need to move back to recent lows (known as a “retest”). Sure enough,… Read More

Even as the market surged ever higher in 2009, 2010 and early 2011, an unpleasant development occurred. One of the world’s most appealing economies saw its stock market zoom ahead so quickly, that it became hard to justify putting any new investment dollars into it. But thanks to the recent… Read More