March 15, 2010 · 2 comments
in Canadian, Canadian dollar, NYSE, S&P 500, US economy, exchange rates, foreign investment, hedging, international stock market, investing, stock picks, technology, telcos
Last week I looked at what would be my top three picks for Canadian stocks that Americans would do well to start out with, especially if they would like to diversify their currency risk.
At a reader’s suggestion I thought I should look across the border in the other direction at U.S. stocks that still hold [...]
March 8, 2010 · 6 comments
in Canadian, Canadian dollar, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, TSX, US debt, US dollar, US economy, commodities, currencies, depression, diversification, economy, energy, financial planning, foreign investment, forex, gold, hedging, international economy, international stock market, investing, mining, oil, precious metals, preparedness, recession, stock picks, wealth protection
With the US dollar increasingly perceived to be walking on shakier ground, and no significant signs in sight that the US will be able to pay off its debts without radical quantitative easing (i.e., effective devaluation of the dollar); continued unemployment levels near 10% and no short-term fix in the ongoing housing slump (more foreclosures [...]
February 19, 2010 · 2 comments
in VIX volatility, financial education, hedging, indexes, international stock market, investing, investment tools, market timing, options, risk, side income, stocks, technical analysis, terminology
There are many different types of options, and they’re not all equally risky. Some options investing strategies are highly risky, whereas others have a much lower level of risk. If you’re still new to options investing, you might want to first read my post on learning the basics of options trading.
Before you can get into [...]
February 1, 2010 · 6 comments
in 2010, February, S&P 500, international stock market, investing, market reports, market trends, seasonal investing, stock exchanges, stocks
Predicting where the stock market will go in February might be a lesson in futility more than futurity, but that doesn’t mean we can’t pay close attention to what the analysts are looking out for – and other key pieces of market news such as earnings, announcements from the Fed, levels of consumer credit card [...]
January 30, 2010 · 5 comments
in BRIC, China, G20, G8, GDP, India, OPEC, US debt, US dollar, capitalism, currencies, emerging markets, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, gold, government, international economy, international stock market, market trends, oil, wealth, wealth protection, wealth transfer, world order, world reserve currency
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.* [...]
December 29, 2009 · 6 comments
in GoldMoney, US dollar, commodities, gold, hedging, international stock market, investing, market trends, metals, mining, precious metals, stocks, wealth protection
As I write this in late December 2009, gold sits at “only”! $1104/oz., when just about two weeks ago it was at its all-time secular high north of $1200. Many correctly called what seemed to be, at least in the short-term, a “gold bubble.”
But I don’t think it’s wise to write gold off completely. Gold [...]
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 [...]
