"I must be getting your newsletter close on 30 years now and it gets better every day. One question for you, I am unable to purchase Affiliates of Dividend Aristocrats in India or Asia with my broker T D Directinvesting.co.uk. Can you recommend a Stockbroker who can buy them for me?"

David Fuller's view I thank you for a most forgiving assessment; your long-term support, and an interesting question of general relevance.

Buying affiliates of dividend aristocrats in somewhat closed markets is a problem for private investors. When this question was last raised a few years ago, few brokers were willing to offer this service for anyone other than established investment managers. I do recall a proxy service but it was more expensive and potentially less secure.

However, people within the Collective of Subscribers will know far more about this and if anyone cares to respond, I am sure your answers would be appreciated by the rest of us.