Published: April 28, 2008
The correct answer is 
(B.) China
Although the S&P 500 had a
meager 2007, markets around the
world boomed: China saw its market
gain +180%; the Ukraine,
+135%; Slovenia, +97%; Brazil, +72%;
and
India, +65%.
Obviously, the link between
America's economic strength and the rest of the world has
weakened, and it will be virtually
impossible for the U.S. to ever deliver
the robust growth rates emerging
markets are enjoying. So what does this
mean for investors? Simply that
diversifying overseas is more
important than ever.
And for income investors, the
combination of strong yields and
enormous capital gains overseas
means foreign markets are also one
of the best places for dependable
high-income plays. Research shows
91% of the world's highest-yielding
stocks are now located outside the
U.S. In fact, the United States is
one of the stingiest countries in
the world when it comes to
dividends: the average U.S. stock
sports a yield of just 2.1%. In
almost every other country, stocks
offer significantly higher yields on
average. Poland, for example, yields
3.9%; Singapore yields 4.1%; Greece,
3.0%; Holland, 3.8%; Taiwan, 3.8%;
and New Zealand an outstanding 8.3%! And remember, those
are just the averages -- many stocks
in these markets now dish out yields
of 10%, 15%, even 20% or more.
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