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Choosing Between Canadian Emerging Market ETFs

June 7, 2011

in BRIC, CAD, Canadian, China, ETF(s), India, Middle East, emerging markets, foreign investment, frontier markets, international stock market, investing

When it comes to investing in emerging markets, that’s one area in which you really should play it safe. Not only are you not familiar with any (or most) of the companies, but precisely because some of them may be operating in more politically and geographically unpredictable regions, risk is a higher factor.
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Osama Dead, Drags Gold, Silver Down, USD rises

May 2, 2011

in May, Middle East, Obama, Obama Effect, USD, commodities, currencies, gold, international stock market, market reports, news and updates, oil, special dates

With news that Osama Bin Laden had been shot and killed by US forces on Sunday evening (between May 1 and May 2 in Pakistan), oil prices dropped and seemed to take other commodities down with it. More than three hours after the initial announcement on CNN, all commodities have sold off and analysts are [...]

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Is Wisconsin Harbinger of More To Come?

February 21, 2011 · 2 comments

in 2011, Africa, Egypt, February, Middle East, collapse, economy, employment income, forecasts, indicators, legislation, living in US, news and updates, revolution, riots, risk, taxes, unions, workers, world order

Protests in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) would otherwise appear to be a home-grown, Tea-Partyish type of movement (indeed, Tea Partiers were a large contingent protesting in support of the bill) were it not for the past two weeks of protests that appear to be spreading (if not necessarily “escalating”) throughout much of the Middle East, and [...]

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The other day, a reader reminded me of the post I wrote a year and a half ago on the coming double-digit inflation. More and more, lately in the news we hear snippets about inflation cropping up in the food prices around the world. Yet inflation is still almost taboo to talk about inside the [...]

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Frontier Markets Replace Aging Emerging Markets

January 26, 2011

in Africa, BRIC, Middle East, consumers, diversification, emerging markets, foreign investment, frontier markets, international economy, international stock market, investing, market reports, opportunity, resources, risk, wealthbuilding, world order

Don’t freak out at the phrase “new world order:” this isn’t about conspiracy. The fact is that 2011 is likely to be the year that China most definitively transitions to first place as the world’s foremost economic power. And with China’s economic ascendancy, so follows the economic rise of China’s key trading partners, many of [...]

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Cashing In Early on the African Gold Rush

January 17, 2011

in ADRs, Africa, ETF(s), IPOs, Middle East, commodities, emerging markets, forecasts, foreign investment, frontier markets, gold, mining, resources

With all the global investment attention on China, India and Latin America, now’s a good time to research African equities and African ETFs for your frontier markets portfolio.
Most people still think of Africa’s wealth in terms of its natural resources – gold, diamonds, oil. This is true, but the fact is that capitalism has trickled [...]

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Turning Oil Into Water: The Middle Eastern Resource Accident Waiting To Happen?

July 10, 2009 · 3 comments

in Middle East, OPEC, agriculture, commodities, energy, oil, sustainability, water

“Saudi Arabia isn’t just running out of oil — it’s running out of water. So is the whole region.” So explains Jeff Rubin in his latest book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller (2009) (read my review of Jeff Rubin here).
If you thought it was bad enough to see the [...]

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