As the monsoon season drew to a close in India last September, the local economy looked... Read More

As the monsoon season drew to a close in India last September, the local economy looked waterlogged.  The nation’s currency, the rupee, had just slid to an all-time low against the dollar,... Read More

Investing in specific markets or regions has always been about one thing: the trade-off for higher... Read More

Investing in specific markets or regions has always been about one thing: the trade-off for higher returns in emerging markets and lower risk in developed markets.  #-ad_banner-#Emerging markets... Read More

They say, the bigger the ship, the longer it takes to turn it around. When it comes to stocks, the... Read More

They say, the bigger the ship, the longer it takes to turn it around. When it comes to stocks, the deeper the bear market, the longer it takes to right the ship. #-ad_banner-#One area where... Read More

Companies are deep in the throes of buyback fever.  #-ad_banner-#Just released data from... Read More

Companies are deep in the throes of buyback fever.  #-ad_banner-#Just released data from S&P Capital IQ suggest that the dollar value of buyback activity in the first quarter of 2014 was the... 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

A credit spread strategy known as a bull put spread offers traders all the benefits of put selling... Read More

A credit spread strategy known as a bull put spread offers traders all the benefits of put selling while taking on less risk. To initiate a bull put spread, the trader sells a put option and... 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

Paradoxically, the trying economic conditions over the past several years have been perfect for... Read More

Paradoxically, the trying economic conditions over the past several years have been perfect for super-rich and connected investors — the top 1% of the 1% — to exponentially increase their... Read More