Shorting the yen and going long Japanese stocks have basically been no-brainer investments for the... Read More

Shorting the yen and going long Japanese stocks have basically been no-brainer investments for the past couple of years. That’s especially true when you consider there’s an... Read More

With the Federal Reserve standing pat for at least another five weeks with its potential tapering of its bond-buying quantitative easing program, investors remain a bit anxious. The uncertain impact of the post-QE trading environment has caused U.S. stocks a bit of indigestion. Since the start of… Read More

When I was a kid, I always wanted my own Coke machine. How cool would that be? Want a Coke? Done — and I get my money back.#-ad_banner-# When I attended college, the guys around the fraternity house talked about how cool it would… Read More

In the past few years, diversification may have seemed like a bad idea, especially when it comes to global investing. In just the past two years, the S&P 500 has risen a solid 40% while the… Read More

The emerging markets that we’ve come to know so well, the BRIC countries, are finally coming... Read More

The emerging markets that we’ve come to know so well, the BRIC countries, are finally coming to an end — at least, as emerging markets.  China and Brazil are moving away from having... Read More

I talk with a variety of investors on a daily basis. I truly enjoy the interactions as I often learn something new. In addition, the conversations provide a real-time feel for the day’s investor sentiment. One recent conversation with a seasoned… Read More

As the Federal Reserve gets set to end its massive multi-year stimulus program, emerging markets... Read More

As the Federal Reserve gets set to end its massive multi-year stimulus program, emerging markets are shuddering. That’s because the possibility of imminent Fed “tapering” is leading... Read More

As the Federal Reserve gets set to end its massive multi-year stimulus program, emerging markets... Read More

As the Federal Reserve gets set to end its massive multi-year stimulus program, emerging markets are shuddering. That’s because the possibility of imminent Fed “tapering” is leading... Read More

Europe, which has been long believed to be simply too volatile for prudent long-term investors,... Read More

Europe, which has been long believed to be simply too volatile for prudent long-term investors, appears to have turned the corner.  The world experienced years of one crisis after another... Read More

Over the past few months, an economic slowdown in China has led to a series of economic headwinds... Read More

Over the past few months, an economic slowdown in China has led to a series of economic headwinds for many of the country’s key trading partners.  Indeed, for the first time in several... Read More