High yielding shares need careful consideration

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A broad range of issues must be considered when investing in high yielding shares. The more obvious ones are the security and sustainability of the dividend yield and the dividend growth prospects.

But another important consideration are some of the taxation issues – first, withholding tax and how to recover it, second the range of domestic levies on investment income, and third – perhaps the more ...