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Stocks surged higher on Thursday but on lighter trade. Following Wednesday’s poor performance, bulls stepped back into the market yesterday, carrying the major indices well into the black. Yesterday’s rally easily erased all of Wednesday’s losses. Higher beta issues dominated the action, as the small-cap Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: In today’s market, dividend investing is the best way to achieve a decent income stream without taking on too much risk. On the other hand, this is also true: emerging markets give investors the benefit of the world’s fastest economic growth. Read more…
Joseph Hogue: The markets anxiously waited but got no relief on the deal between Greece and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), the organization representing private debt holders. With the Read more…
Yiannis Mostrous: I have been bullish on Malaysia long before the Southeast Asian nation became a fashionable investment destination. MY recommendation to buy into the country’s market via iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (NYSEArca:EWM) has generated a 36.5 percent return since I Read more…
David Gillie: Indonesia is not only the paradise of the Eastern Hemisphere, Bali, but it is also a paradise for investors in their robust economy. GDP in Indonesia for 2011 was $823 Billion Dollars (est). To put that in perspective, Indonesia’s GDP is larger than Sweden’s and Argentina’s. Almost four times Read more…
Joseph Hogue: The central bank of Malaysia has been less accommodative than others in the region, which has contributed to one of the lowest rates of inflation among peers. Despite restrictive Read more…
Michael Johnston: For many investors, 2011 was an up-and-down year; risky assets came racing out of the gates, but a string of negative developments erased all of the early gains during a chaotic summer. Heading in to 2012, the outlook is mixed; there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the Read more…
Joseph Hogue: Debt auctions in Italy and Spain went fairly well last week and tensions have come down a little with lower yields in the peripheral European countries. Despite this, end-of-year Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Don’t let the headlines fool you, there’s lots of money to be made in global investing in 2012. You’re just going to have to be careful – more so than in years past – because right now the line drawn between successful markets and markets that are in danger of collapse is treacherously Read more…
I never thought I would ever say this but (three deep breaths).. Hillary Clinton has done a great job as Secretary of State, shifting American attention and resources from the Mideast to the booming Asia-Pacific region. You can profit by following this strategic shift in U.S. diplomacy, so let’s look at Read more…
Scott Martin: Indonesia gave local bankers a surprise last week by cutting interest rates a full 50 basis points, but moves like this are becoming more common as Asia chooses to nurture flagging growth instead of fighting persistent inflation. Read more…
Michael Johnston: The last five years have seen a tremendous expansion of the ETF industry, as assets have skyrocketed and the number of products available to U.S.-based investors has multiplied. That same period of time has also been a period of tremendous volatility in global financial markets; the last Read more…
Michael Johnston: So far, this year has been tough for markets around the globe. Since the downgrade of U.S. credit quality in August, equity markets have become plagued with rampant volatility, discouraging capital inflows and prompting many investors to pull out of the markets entirely. Just when the Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Gloom has enveloped most of the investment landscape these days, but there is still one region that offers strong growth and serious returns. Read more…
Stocks closed higher for a fourth straight day but on lower trade. All five major indices closed near session highs. However, in a reversal over Wednesday’s action, large cap stocks took the leadership role as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSE:DIA) and the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) added 1.7%. The S&P MidCap Read more…
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