Is it Safe to Buy Financial Stocks Yet?
Financial stocks have been downright pounded in recent months, as their holdings have been considerably devalued with foreclosure numbers growing higher and higher by the day. The financial sector as a whole (using XLF as the base) has dipped more than 75% since its peak in May of 2007. With what looks to be a [...]
Stocks that Lead the Boom Out of Recession
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Some companies are devastated in a bear market, while others perform at their peak during recessionary periods. In these volatile times, it’s hard to remember that recessions ever come to a close, but they always do and always will. During the waiting process, the best thing you can do for your portfolio is position [...]
ETFs are Becoming Better for Retirement Investing
Exchange traded funds received their start from active day traders and swing traders looking for better ways to trade Wall Street’s indices. Today, there are ETFs for everything, ranging from certain commodities and sectors to an entire country’s stock exchange. ETFs could easily become the future of retirement investing for a variety of reasons.
What [...]
4 Stock Market Strategies that Always Work
After watching the US indices fall through technical level after technical level, while witnessing the markets sustaining horribly oversold levels, it’s hard to place your bets on technical analysis during turbulent times. However, there is a strategy that will never be outdated: the basic fundamentals, the old tried and tested market analysis that will [...]
Should Gold be a Part of Your Retirement Portfolio?
Gold prices have shot sky-high, hitting a record of $1030 per barrel last spring. Investors are rethinking the view of gold as anultra-speculative investment in these economic times. Buying gold to back up your retirement portfolio might be a great way to hedge against a recession, especially if inflation continues onward.
Why Gold?
Gold has remained the [...]
Investing in the Chinese Stimulus
The Chinese government has enacted a tremendous spending program to keep the economy moving. China is investing billions to improve infrastructure and boost its economy, which has been dependent on exports to keep growing. However, as developed nations have slowed into recessions, the Chinese government had to take action to keep employment figures healthy.
Why China’s [...]
Why Chinese Stock Indices Make Sense
As the S&P500 and other US indices have been reverted back to 2002 levels, the FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index is holding steady at near 2006 valuations. There are many good reasons for why China is a much better investment than any domestic fund.
Huge Differences between the US and China
The difference between China and the United [...]
Bad Bank ETFs – Cashing in on Fiscal Irresponsibility
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The FDIC has proposed a solution to the banking crisis: absorb bad debt via a “bad bank,” which will be created to buy mortgage assets and other unprofitable portions of bank balance sheets in an effort to prop up banks. The hope is that clearing the bad assets off banks balance sheets will enable the [...]
ABInbev Sells Stake in Tsingtao Brewery
Inbev, known for its low cost and no nonsense business operations, will be selling a majority of its stake in Tsingtao Brewery to Asahi Breweries. Currently the Tsingtao brand is the number two beer producer in China, while Asahi Breweries tackles the Japanese marketplace.
A bridge loan sale
Inbev found itself in over its head with [...]
