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Want dividends from the US? Try this ASX ETF
The S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO), and ASX shares by extension, have always enjoyed a reputation for hefty dividend payments. This could be due to a number of factors.
Perhaps our tax system’s treatment of company taxes under the franking credit system. Or perhaps just the fact that most of the ASX 200’s largest companies, like the ASX banks and miners, have a history of prioritising shareholder income.
Either way, Aussie investors love their dividends, and our share market in many ways reflects this. The same can’t be said of other countries though, especially the United States.
US shares have never been known for their dividends. Several of the US’s largest companies, such as Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and…
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