December 3, 2011
in 2012, Africa, GDP, Latin America, Lists, OPEC, foreign investment, frontier markets, international economy, oil
It’s no surprise that U.S. GDP is forecast at one of the lowest GDP growth rates worldwide for 2012, at a mere 1.3%, if the figures can be trusted. U.S. GDP growth will be lower than Canada (only projected at 2% growth), Mexico, Iraq, Kenya, Lebanon, Israel and Angola.
So which countries are projected to see [...]
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About three years ago now, right before the big August-September 2008 crash, I had bought some shares of Hinterland Metals, which I later regretted and explained why it became one of the stocks I wish I hadn’t bought.
If you had also bought Hinterland Metals, and you’ve checked into your brokerage account in the last week, [...]
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March 9, 2011 · 2 comments
in ADRs, ETF(s), FTSE, Latin America, commodities, diversification, emerging markets, energy, foreign investment, frontier markets, gold, international economy, international stock market, metals, mining, portfolio, rare metals, sectors
The Global X Funds Andean 40 ETF was launched barely a month ago and isn’t high yet on many analyst radars (volume is also still low). The Andean 40 (AND) is worth examining for your portfolio because Peru, Chile and Colombia are some of the fastest growing economies in South America, whereas by now everyone [...]
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February 10, 2011 · 4 comments
in British Columbia, CAD, Canadian, Canadian economy, S&P/TSX, Scotiabank, TSX, commodities, energy, exports, gold, inflation, natural gas, oil, peak oil, precious metals, rare metals, resources, sectors, silver, stock picks, yield
Canadian dividend stocks are the cream of the crop. No matter what reasoning you here (from “it’s a fluke” to “it’s just because of the stable banking sector”), the Canadian stock market is set to continue to outperform over the next decade.
Here’s a list of some of the best Canadian dividend stocks – including the [...]
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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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December 26, 2010 · 2 comments
in 2011, US debt, bubble, bull market, coins, commodities, currencies, forecasts, gold, precious metals, silver
2010 was one of the best years on record for gold and silver – and predictions for gold and silver performance in 2011 are shaping up to be as varied and dynamic as they were back at the end of 2009, when everyone was calling for the gold bubble to burst.
Three Things That Would Kill the [...]
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October 28, 2010
in Asia, BRIC, China, ETF(s), bubble, commodities, exports, frontier markets, indexes, market reports, metals, mining, protectionism, rare metals
A new Rare Earths ETF is on the market today, to take advantage of the coming rare earths bubble as a result of China reducing its rare earth exports, and threatening to reduce rare earth exports, to Japan and other countries.
I’ve written about the top 40+ rare earths in another post, which I encourage you [...]
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