I love it when perception differs from reality… that’s when you can really make money... Read More

I love it when perception differs from reality… that’s when you can really make money in the stock market. Take emerging markets for instance. If you read the news regularly, you’d... Read More

As the crow flies, it’s 4,400 miles from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Barranquilla,... Read More

As the crow flies, it’s 4,400 miles from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Barranquilla, Colombia.  #-ad_banner-#The two cities flank the southern and northern ends of western South America, and... Read More

I talk to a variety of investors on a daily basis — and most everyone is stuck in a rut.... Read More

I talk to a variety of investors on a daily basis — and most everyone is stuck in a rut. #-ad_banner-#Successful or not, they invest the same way over and over again. Most don’t look... Read More

Interest rates are near zero. Savings accounts pay next to nothing. 10-Year Treasury yields are at... Read More

Interest rates are near zero. Savings accounts pay next to nothing. 10-Year Treasury yields are at their lowest level since 1956 — when Dwight Eisenhower was president. And the average yield... Read More

Several decades ago, mutual fund managers such as Fidelity’s Peter Lynch and Legg... Read More

Several decades ago, mutual fund managers such as Fidelity’s Peter Lynch and Legg Mason’s Bill Miller garnered a great deal of attention from investors and the financial media.... Read More

After underperforming the S&P 500 for the past several years, emerging markets represent... Read More

After underperforming the S&P 500 for the past several years, emerging markets represent relative bargains, especially in terms of P/E ratios and dividend yields. Then again, it’s easy to... Read More

It’s something that hasn’t been done in almost two decades. #-ad_banner-#In an attempt... Read More

It’s something that hasn’t been done in almost two decades. #-ad_banner-#In an attempt to ease the economic hemorrhaging from a recession that’s lasted nearly eight years, Puerto... Read More

The crisis in Ukraine has gone on far longer than anyone thought it would and shows little sign of... Read More

The crisis in Ukraine has gone on far longer than anyone thought it would and shows little sign of ending. While Russia has pulled its troops back from the border, there is good reason to believe... Read More

Thirteen years ago, four emerging markets were singled out by a Goldman Sachs economist as... Read More

Thirteen years ago, four emerging markets were singled out by a Goldman Sachs economist as possessing a strong chance at stealing some of the G7 countries’ thunder.#-ad_banner-# Neatly packed... Read More

Investors who were gutsy enough to buy real estate investment trusts (REITs) at the height of the... Read More

Investors who were gutsy enough to buy real estate investment trusts (REITs) at the height of the economic crisis in 2008 have been well rewarded. Not only did these REITs see their shares soar from... Read More