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Post Webinar Key Takeaways – How To Find Dividend Stocks
By The Asia Report  •  April 23, 2019

Last Saturday, we conducted our first webinar for 2019 where we talked extensively about dividend stocks. Here are the key takeaways:

Dividends make up a huge component of the overall returns

Stock returns are made up of a mixture of capital gains and dividends – and dividends make up a significant component of the overall return depending on the country.

Source: JPM Market Insights

It’s also important to note that is the re-investment of these dividends over long periods of time (as opposed to simply spending it) that gives the highest returns.

Source: JPM Guide to the Markets

Also equally important to note for income investors is that the country you are investing in matters. The US market has a dividend withholding tax of 30% deducted at source when dividends are paid to you so that will impact your after-tax return.

On the plus side, you do

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Richard is passionate about teaching the principles of value investing to people from all walks of life. Richard is also a frequent guest speaker on investing and financial markets at institutions such as University College London and the London School of Economics, and at investment conferences held in Singapore ...
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