Money Morning Staff: Along with its various countries and economies, the Asian investment thesis has certainly evolved over the years.  Read more…

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Eric Dutram: As worries continue to grow over many developing nations around the globe, some investors have decided to pull back and put assets to work in safer markets like the United States. This trend and the general risk off atmosphere as of late has pushed Read more…

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Daniela Pylypczak: For the most part, many people would agree that  investing can sometimes be a crapshoot. Investors often find themselves playing a game of musical chairs, Read more…

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Eric Dutram: European events continue to dominate the headlines despite the relatively successful Greek election. As the small country looks to pick up the pieces of its economy and build for the future, the focus is shifting towards larger markets in the region. Read more…

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Tony Sagami: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, may have brought the U.S. into war against the Japanese, but Japan had been waging war against much of Asia for a decade before Read more…

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Zacks ETF Research: Southeast Asian countries have had a long tradition of enticing investors from all over the globe. This is because the market is an attractive destination for domestic and foreign, investors thanks to solid growth rates, booming populations and generally good governance. Read more…

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Martin Hutchinson:  There is a good reason investors have been clamoring to invest in emerging markets (NYSEARCA:VWO).  With the West spinning its wheels, the truth is there’s a good deal of Read more…

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Michael Johnston:  For many investors, March 9, 2009 was a major turning point; on that day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 6,550, capping a disastrous stretch that had erased billions of dollars from portfolios around the world. Fortunately, that proved to be the low point of the recent Read more…

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Sean Geary:  Investors seeking exposure to the explosion of middle class growth in frontier and emerging markets have started to turn their attention to Southeast Asia. Here are a few of the ETFs that focus on countries in this region. Read more…

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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul:  Gloom Boom Doom Report publisher Marc Faber was back on Fox Business, Friday, with his latest thoughts on Greece, China, stocks, U.S. real estate, and some creative Read more…

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Rudy Martin: Many of the best emerging-value dividend plays today are traded on the U.S. exchanges. That’s not just my opinion — my proprietary indicators are clearly telling me that’s the Read more…

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Michael Johnston: AdvisorShares added to its rapidly-growing lineup of active ETFs today with the debut of the Accuvest Global Opportunities ETF (NYSEArca:ACCU), which utilizes country-specific ETFs with the goal of generating excess returns relative to benchmarks such as the MSCI All Country Read more…

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Jonathan Yates: Central bank buying, along with George Soros and Steven Cohen, is contributing mightily to the increase in the price of gold, with the exchange traded fund, SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) up almost 4% for the week. Read more…

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