From the category archives:

BRIC

Last week, it wasn’t only Jim Rogers who was suggesting that the Chinese yuan (renminbi) will likely become a major reserve currency, if not eventually the world reserve currency.
Later in the week none other than Goldman Sachs projected that the yuan is set to become a major reserve currency.
There are good reasons for this: number [...]

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ETF investors have noticed the enormous growth in ETFs offered over the past two years.  We’ve gone from simple “emerging markets” ETFs like Vanguard’s VWO and iShares’ EEM/XEM to not only BRIC ETF offerings (such as Claymore’s CBQ), but now iShares Canada is offering ETFs specific to India (TSX: XID), Brazil (TSX: XBZ) and Latin [...]

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With the phenomenal growth in sovereign wealth funds over the past thirty or so years – but especially in the last ten – it’s good to stop and take a look at where this new investment phenomenon is at today in 2010.
Here’s a list of the current top 10 sovereign wealth funds around the world.* [...]

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Have you ever thought about how investing will change over the next century?  What will the investment landscape look like in 2110, or even in 2080?
I have to admit, I don’t think I’ve ever thought about this specific question before.  But it occurred to me when I heard an analyst from London talking about what [...]

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So where are the hot emerging markets now?  Is China still an “emerging” market?  Many analysts agree that Russia is still a wild card.  Besides, Russia’s economy is still solely oil-based.  Brazil’s rich array of resources and growing middle class certainly keeps it hot, but for many, India is the best of the BRICs.
Of the [...]

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