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Martin Hutchinson: Words, indeed, are powerful things. As an Englishman in America, my personal favorite is freedom. It’s embodied by those words penned so long ago by a young Thomas Jefferson… Read more…
Russ Koesterich: “Is it time to sell emerging market equities?” That’s what many investors are wondering given that emerging market stocks are up significantly since fall lows and have modestly outperformed developed markets year to date. Read more…
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Michael Johnston: Van Eck, the firm that rolled out the first Indonesia ETF a little more than three years ago, introduced a complementary ETF today that will target small cap stocks in the emerging Asian economy. The Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IDXJ) began trading on the NYSE Read more…
Jordan Roy-Byrne: Once again, someone famous and once again Warren Buffet is dismissing Gold. In comparing it to the bubbles in housing and Internet stocks, he feels he’ll ultimately be vindicated. In his annual letter to shareholders, Buffet trashed Gold as a bubble that is being driven by fear of other asset Read more…
Roger Conrad: Will Europe resolve its sovereign debt crisis and return to growth in 2012? Or will, as so many fear, the Continent’s economic unity dissolve and its banking system and common currency collapse, dragging the rest of the world into another recession? Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: It’s always exciting to see renowned experts from all corners of the financial industry come together in one venue. Inside ETFs, the world’s largest ETF conference, fits the profile of such a Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Few things can withstand the test of time, and perhaps even fewer will be able to retain their monetary worth in today’s unprecedented economic landscape. The recent financial meltdown has brought upon a seemingly endless expansion of the money supply and our government has Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: The dog fight between Thailand’s Marc Faber and Singapore’s Jim Rogers is on. The point of contention is: Which way will commodities prices go now that China’s (NYSEARCA:FXI) bubble economy appears to be headed for some sort of economic slowdown, Read more…
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Joseph Hogue: While investment in regional funds and country-specific ETFs can help investors gain exposure to the strong growth drivers in Latin America, a selection of individual equities will further enhance portfolio return. Read more…
George Maniere: Here’s a great trivia question for you. What asset has appreciated more than any asset since the year 2000? Answer: Farmland. 1,200% Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Oil prices, like stocks, took a few big hits last week. West Texas Intermediate crude last week dropped below $80 a barrel before bouncing back up to $87 a barrel this week. Meanwhile, Brent crude fell to a six-month low below $100 a barrel before climbing back to $110 a barrel this Read more…
Tim Seymour: Brazil’s MMX is one of the largest miners in Latin America and CEO Roger Downey says it expects iron ore to jump back to $200 by the end of the year. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: Late last year, as part of Money Morning‘s “Outlook 2011″ economic-forecast series, I suggested investing in emerging markets that were relatively cheaply priced Read more…
New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Latin America Small-Cap Index ETF (NYSE: LATM), the first U.S.-listed open-end exchange-traded fund Read more…
“When it comes to Latin America, Brazil (NYSE:EWZ) in many investors minds, takes the cake. With its abundant natural resources, growing middle class and strong government, it can be considered Read more…
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