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Carolyn Pairitz: Even with recent talks by the Fed calling for another round of stimulus for the U.S. economy, domestic investors are looking for a place to invest outside of the United States in the hopes of achieving more lucrative returns. These same investors may wish Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Equity markets appear to be regaining their footing in the first few trading days following last week’s dismal sell-off. Bargain buyers have stepped in as major stock indexes are holding above key support levels. Keep in mind however that the bounce higher Read more…
The investment surprise of 2012 so far isn’t the orderly Greek default, the sudden sell-off in U.S. Treasury bonds, or even the big move up in the Dow. It’s the astonishing outperformance of Japan, a market that’s even topping highflyers like China, Korea and Read more…
Jared Cummans: The Japanese economy has been a major point of contention over the last few decades. What once looked like a budding nation fell prey to a terrible recession that has lasted for the better part of three decades. As such, a number of investors have avoided Japan altogether, as there are a slew Read more…
Chris Martenson: At the circus, you are sometimes treated to the spinning plate act where a performer tries to keep an improbable number of plates spinning at once, racing from one plate to the next as their wobbles indicate the need for another dose of momentum. Considering the number of spinning Read more…
Yiannis Mostrous: Japanese stocks have long tempted value-oriented investors who hope to capitalize on the sclerotic Japanese market’s eventual turnaround. Unfortunately, those gains have proved Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Let’s talk Japan (NYSEArca:EWJ). Every year some analyst comes out with a variation of the story that Japan is about to rebound. Usually the argument goes something like this: Japanese markets are impossibly cheap and the central bank will be there to prevent a catastrophe. Read more…
Ron Rowland: One of the best ways to make money in ETFs is to not lose money. I know it sounds obvious, but I can assure you that many people don’t get this key point. Read more…
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Tyler Laundon: On November 21st Warren Buffett stood next to the President and CEO of one of Japan’s great industrial companies and held up a sign saying, “Never give up Fukushima!” Read more…
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