Methodology

This page explains what each page family is designed to show, what it leaves out, and how the site separates dated market observations from modeled outputs. A benchmark snapshot, a stock metric, a calculator projection, and a historical reinvestment study answer different questions.

Freshness and dating policy

  • Benchmark observations are expected to be refreshed within roughly 60 days when they are presented as current context.
  • Individual stock observations have a normal freshness expectation of roughly 14 days; each company page carries its own observation date.
  • Dividend calendar data has a tighter freshness expectation of roughly 7 days because event timing changes quickly.
  • Older datasets can remain visible for research context, but pages should label them as older or historical snapshots instead of implying they are live.
  • Sitemap lastmod values are omitted when the site cannot prove a meaningful page-level modification date. Deploy time is not treated as content freshness.

Evidence and review policy

  • First-party company announcements, filings, exchange notices, regulators, tax authorities, and treaty text take priority over secondary summaries.
  • A visible review date means the relevant content or dataset was actually checked; dates should not change only because the site was rebuilt.
  • The site does not publish an opaque proprietary stock score. Screeners use visible yield, payout-ratio, and dividend-growth rules that readers can inspect.
  • Where a complete audited series is unavailable, the site should say so rather than fill the gap with fabricated precision.

Yields and income figures

  • Dividend yield is best read as a snapshot, not a promise.
  • High yield can reflect income opportunity, but it can also reflect market concern or a possible dividend cut.
  • Income outputs should be reviewed with payout quality, business durability, valuation, and diversification in mind.

Country and market comparisons

  • Country pages explain market structure, dividend norms, tax drag, and sector concentration at a high level.
  • Comparison pages are educational summaries and should not be treated as complete tax, legal, or brokerage guidance.
  • Currency, account type, withholding treatment, and investor residency can materially change real results.

Calculator assumptions

  • Calculator defaults are illustrative starting points and should be replaced with reader-specific assumptions.
  • Projected results are sensitive to dividend growth, reinvestment, tax drag, contribution timing, and market returns.
  • A calculator can clarify tradeoffs, but it cannot remove uncertainty.

Long-run what-if pages

  • What-if pages use historical scenarios to make reinvestment and income compounding easier to understand.
  • They focus on educational pattern recognition rather than current buy or sell recommendations.
  • Past dividend growth, price movement, and reinvestment outcomes may not repeat.