Gold prices are still up about 19% within the past year, but have stumbled in 2021. As Treasury yields start to move higher, keep an eye on a pair of ETFs.
4.7 per cent
The total dividend yield given last year gives a pretty good gauge of how much investors can expect to receive in the following year.
However, 2020 was hardly an ordinary year. Banks had to cap their dividends per share for FY2020 at 60 per cent of FY2019’s dividend per share. Shareholders were also given the option to take scrip instead of cash.
Let’s take a closer look at these three banks and how you can invest in their stocks.
1. DBS
Leading the pack is DBS bank. For the third year in a row, DBS was named the ‘Best Bank in the World’.
An Optimistic Oil Outlook? The FlexShares GUNR ETF Is All Ears January 12, 2021
After being drubbed for much of 2020, oil prices and the energy sector are off to sound starts in 2021, and some market observers are forecasting more upside for exchange traded funds like the
GUNR provides exposure to the rising demand for natural resources, and tracks global companies in the energy, metals, and agriculture sectors. It maintains a core exposure to the timberlands and water resources sectors, part of its risk management theme.
Breaking Down the Energy Outlook
OPEC will always have a say in which direction oil prices will go. However, it looks like they’re looking to also put 2020 behind them, with a recent move from one of its biggest members.