7 European Stocks Paying You Cash

It’s easy to count the ways in which investors have gotten spooked in 2010. In no particular order, ordinary folks looking to the market for wealth have had to deal with the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the mysterious "flash crash" in May, the BP oil spill, and concerns about slowing growth in developing markets like China. With all that turmoil, it’s no surprise that the market has been flat. But let’s not complain too much; in Europe, things are much worse. After the massive bailout orchestrated for debt-ridden Greece, downgrades swept through countries like Portugal and Spain. Governments then demanded banking stress tests, as creditors stopped trusting big financial institutions’ balance sheets. True, things have calmed down a bit, but most of the European indices are still slightly down on the year. ETFs like Vanguard European ETF and the iShares S&P Europe 350 Index have lost more than 5%.... Read more