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Sir John Templeton’s strategy was simple and forward-looking. He searched for deep value worldwide, particularly in markets that were greatly out of favor. “It’s not easy,” Templeton stated, “but if you’re going to buy the best bargains, look in Read more…
Michael Johnston: iShares has made another round of additions to its ETF lineup of well more than 200 products, debuting funds that target small cap stocks in Hong Kong and Singapore. The company Read more…
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IndexIQ, the firm behind a suite of hedge fund replication ETFs and small cap country-specific funds, notched another first for the ETF industry on Thursday. The IQ Japan Mid Cap ETF Read more…
Earlier this year, tragedy struck Japan in the form of a 9.0 earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded. The rupture set off tsunamis that wreaked havoc all across the nation and displaced Read more…
Warren Buffett calls the crisis in Japan, “a buying opportunity”. Buffet recently proclaimed in the Financial Times that, “Frequently something out of the blue like this, an extraordinary event, Read more…
The attention of investors shifted from the Middle East to Japan late last week, as the natural devastation caused by a massive earthquake trumped the manmade chaos that has been playing Read more…
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When I play basketball, I love to shoot an avalanche of three-pointers from “downtown.” (Albeit playing against my 14-year old son). When I play football, I can’t resist going long with a pass. And when I play golf, I always go for the green in two on par 5′s. In short, I like to swing for the fence. The Read more…
No hunter worth his salt would try to nail a trophy bighorn with a shotgun. It would be equally foolish to try bagging a prize turkey with a rifle shot. The same thinking applies when you’re going after stocks. You have to use the right investment tools to fit your strategy. It sounds simple, but you’d be Read more…
In trading on Friday, the iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Telecom Svc Idx (NYSE:AXTE) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.10% on the day. Also up on the day are the 
We’re less than three full months into 2011, and the year is already chock-full of stunning world events. Yet if you depend on the media to tell you what is happening, you may miss some of the 
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