Yields From 3-11%: Intro To International Investing For Individual Investors

(This article continues my Seeking Alpha series on high-dividend paying stocks. For those interested, some past articles in this series can be found here, here, and here. My blog details more on my investing philosophy here. All data used in this article are taken from EuroStat, the World Bank, OECD, and the stock exchanges.) With U.S. stock markets surging over the last few months, investors still looking to put more cash into the market, but wary of the possibility of froth in the U.S. markets, may need to look outside this country for attractive opportunities. Fortunately in today's modern investing world, individual investors can put money to work in many different countries around the world without having to set up international brokerage accounts or worry about language barriers. In fact, for most retail investors today, international investing is probably best done through one of two choices:... Read more