10 Asian Stocks for Dividend Seekers

Traditionally investors have preferred large cap companies in developed countries when it comes to investing for dividend income. This is because many of the large companies in Western Europe, Canada, the U.S. and other developed markets are established companies with defined dividend payout policies and have history of rewarding shareholders with cash in the form of dividends.Investors rarely considered emerging market equities for their dividend potential. However, this view is slowly changing and smart investors are heading to the emerging markets of Latin America and Asia, hunting for dividend stocks. Asia is increasingly becoming an attractive destination for dividend investors. Some of the reasons for investing in Asian equities for dividend income are: The dividend yield for Asian equities overall is about 3%. More than 80% of Asian companies are paying out some form of dividends. Dividends accounted for 37% of the total returns from Asian markets over the.... Read more