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19.5% Dividend Strategy: The Billionaire Watch |
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Nick Lanyi |
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A billion dollars may not be what it used to be, but it's still a
serious pile of cash. So why are more and more of the world's
most eye-popping fortunes being made in foreign countries?
Because that's where the growth is.
Companies in these
red-hot economies are not only trouncing their U.S. counterparts in
terms of capital appreciation, they're also paying luxuriant
yields -- up to 19.5% -- in strong currencies. You can
add new life to your income stream with surprisingly little risk if
you just keep your eyes on the world's billionaires.
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19.5% Dividend Strategy: The Billionaire Watch
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The
U.S. all-star team used to lead the league. Now
they're barely warming the bench.
Five years ago, nine of the top ten richest people in the
world were U.S. citizens. Five were members of one family. Now, only Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are on the top-ten
list, and just two other Yanks had vast enough fortunes to
afford them a spot in the top 25.
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The
list of the world's richest folks is compiled by the
editors of Forbes Magazine early each summer.
Bill Gates had been at the top of the list for more than a
decade. But this year he was finally dethroned by
Buffett, his friend and bridge partner, as well as by
Mexican telecom baron Carlos Slim, who snatched the No. 2
spot. Gates' $58 billion hoard now ranks third --
though that can hardly be considered a bad place to be.
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In all, 31 Americans made the top 100. But that's -26%
lower than it was just five years ago.
Did all our U.S. billionaires move away? What
happened?
The short answer: The world woke up -- and got busy.
India and Russia have produced
wealth at such a fast rate, and a few of their oligarchs
have managed to grow their fortunes at such an astonishing
clip that they're displacing even the most well-heeled
Americans. To wit: Only one of the 100 wealthiest
people hailed from India in 2003. Today 13 Indians are
on that exclusive roster. The ranks of Russian billionaires,
meanwhile, grew from three in 2003 to 19 today.
These international captains of industry reflect the dramatic growth
playing out across the "developing" world.
And the
stock markets in Russia and India tell much of the story.
The Russian MICEX index has skyrocketed +672% since the beginning of
2003. In
India, the returns have been a more modest +471% -- or roughly
38.6% annualized since January 2003. Here at home,
the S&P 500 crept along at an 8% annualized rate. |
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This underscores an
indisputable truth: U.S. equity markets are lagging.
The S&P hasn't been the top-performer for 60 years.
If you want to see your fortunes rise, then you should
look at some of the great companies overseas and cast off
some of your American equities in favor of these
international up-and-comers in places like India, Russia,
China, Peru and even Slovenia.
These are not your father's emerging markets: These are,
after all, the countries that have created enough wealth to
relegate old-line U.S. dynasties like Walton, Mars, Pritzker
and Newhouse to almost second-class status.
It's true
that as recently as a decade
ago, the prospect of owning stock in any non-European
foreign country would have seemed far too risky. But times have
changed.
With the exception of our own dollar, currencies have
stabilized. Democratic reforms have cast tin-pot
dictators onto the ash heap of history. Eastern
European, South American, African and Far East markets have
been opened to outside investment and have been stabilized
by not only globalization but by the information revolution
as well. These countries got with the program; all that's
left is for you to join them.
In 2003, three Russians were on Forbes' list of 100
wealthiest people. They were worth a
combined $18 billion, a teeny little 4%
fraction of the $414 billion held by
U.S. billionaires. This year, the
now 18 Russians on the list are worth
$267 billion, nearly half the U.S.
billionaires' $573 trove and a 1,383%
increase overall.
Are there any good investment opportunities left in
Russia?
Yes. Investors are absolutely basking in red-hot
Russian economy: They're not only inking huge returns,
they're protecting their portfolios from the weak dollar.
And many of the Russian stocks pay fat dividends, so these
investors are raking in rubles, too.
The good news is I
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and is paying a stunning 19.5% dividend yield. It's benefiting from
Russia's immense reserves of oil, natural gas, and other
commodities, as well as its proximity to vital
European and Asian markets.
Russia's most prominent corporate names -- Lukoil, Gazprom,
Norilsk Nickel -- make up a quarter of this fund. And bear
in mind that these three companies alone have added five
names to the top 100 list of the world's wealthiest. Not one
of these industrial barons was on the top 100 list five years ago: Today,
they're worth a combined $78.6 billion.
You may not be able to become a billionaire -- that's a tall
order. But you can make money from the same companies that
are creating those megafortunes -- and without learning a
new language or cultivating an affinity for vodka and
zakuska.
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Thanks for joining me on my search for today's
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