The World's Top Dividend-Paying Stocks

www.investopedia.com May 5, 2011- In this issue... Add Investopedia to safe sender list Find Investopedia on  The World's Top Dividend-Paying Stocks  Novo Nordisk Still One Of The Best Around Coal-Fired Portfolio Still A Good Bet  Potash Profits Growing Like A Weed Feature - Real Estate: From Crash To Cash   A depressed real estate market can provide the pick-me-up investors and home buyers need. Check out our Real Estate Special Feature to learn how you can profit. More: Income Tax, Economic Recovery, View All » The World's Top Dividend-Paying Stocks Diversification is a key investing concept many financial advisers preach to investors as a way to reduce their risk exposures. Many people interpret this advice to suggest that they should invest in several different stocks across different sectors and industries. This is interpretation is partly correct. However, one area many people tend to overlook is diversifying across different countries.  Related Reading :7 Dividend Stocks With Big Payouts, Dividends To Avoid Novo Nordisk Still One Of The Best Around Is Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) a full-fledged pharmaceutical company, or does it fall into that "specialty pharmaceutical" niche? Will the company succeed in expanding beyond diabetes and very specialized hormone/protein therapies? Does anybody care so long as the company delivers double-digit revenue growth and returns on capital that approach 40%?  Related Reading : Hologic Holding The Line , Teva And Cephalon Solve Each Other's Problems THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER IS SPONSORED BY: Can't Wait Until Thursday? Get Stock Watch Weekly Instantly! Coal-Fired Portfolio Still A Good Bet The future promise of green and renewable energy is certainly great. Finding these cleaner and carbon neutral sources of fuel could be one of the better longer term investment themes. In the short to medium term, fossil fuels will continue to show their dominance. While natural gas is finding new prominence in various nations' energy plans, the worldwide demand for coal is going strong. In addition, recent developments across the sector have created some opportunities for investors to add exposure to this fuel source. (For background reading, see Coal Stocks With Clean Energy Potential.)  Related Reading : Energy Companies Clipped By Libya, Ensco Ready For The Future Potash Profits Growing Like A Weed Thanks to continued tailwinds from strong crop prices and favorable farmer economics, PotashCorp (NYSE:POT), the world's largest fertilizer company, reported another strong quarter. Potash reported record first-quarter earnings of $732 million or $0.84 per share, a 71% increase over EPS of $0.49 earned in the same period last year. The company generated revenues of $2.2 billion during quarter compared with $1.7 billion a year ago. Continued strong demand and higher fertilizer prices helped PotashCorp record gross margin of $1.1 billion, well above the $729 million in the year ago quarter.  Related Reading :April's Basic Material Winners, Chesapeake Making The Best Of A Tough Situation   Find Stock Watch Weekly Useful? Check out our other FREE newsletters! • Investing Basics • Forex Weekly • Term of the Day • Warren Buffett Watch • News To Use • The Chart Advisor Report • Professionals in the Money Thank you for reading Stock Watch Weekly on May 5, 2011 Stock Watch Weekly Admin Center You are receiving Stock Watch Weekly as a registered member of Investopedia.com - you joined on 20110412 10:05 Currently, you are subscribed to investopedia-advisor-free as: duitlumbung@gmail.com To unsubscribe or change your email settings, click here. Ensure Delivery: Please add webmaster@investopedia.com to your email address book or safe-senders list. Copyright © 2009 Investopedia ULC. All Rights Reserved