Closed-End Fund - Foreign

(ETF) How to Play Rising Foreign Stocks and a Rising Dollar

by Alexander Green, Chief Investment Strategist Monday, January 18, 2010: Issue #1177 I’ve made no secret here recently that I believe the dollar is likely to soar against the euro, the pound and the yen this year. Yet this remains a distinct minority opinion. Most analysts... 

18Jan2010 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued

(ETF) Gold and Oil: Why These Two Commodities Are Set to Blast Higher in 2010

by Lee Lowell, Stock and Commodity Option Specialist Thursday, December 17, 2009: Issue #1160 If you’re looking for some calm during the market’s ongoing storm, don’t expect to find much in the commodities sector. Not that this is a bad thing. If you know what you’re... 

17Dec2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued

(EMF) Bill Clinton’s Thoughts On Obama’s Tax-and-Spend Policies

by Mark Skousen, Contributing Editor Thursday, November 12, 2009: Issue #1136 “It’s illegal, but I’ll do it anyway.” Famous last words by former President, Bill Clinton. Last month, I had a chance to talk one-on-one with Clinton at the annual International Crisis Group... 

14Nov2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued

(ETF) Profit From the “New Decoupling”

Tony Daltorio, The Investment U Research Team Emerging markets first hit investors’ radar screen about 20 or so years ago. There was a lot of skepticism and a lack of understanding about emerging markets, which was understandable because there were few emerging markets open... 

16Jul2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued

(ETF) Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (March 2 – 8, 2009)

“Down, down, deeper and down”. So goes the chorus of a Status Quo song, but it is eerily starting to sound like the stock markets’ anthem. Another week and another plunge of equities on fears about the intensity of the global recession and renewed skepticism regarding the... 

9Mar2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued

(CEE) Roubini Global Economics: Eastern European Tinderbox – How Explosive Could It Get?

By RGE Monitor The Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region is the sick man of emerging markets. While the global crisis means few, if any, bright spots worldwide, the situation in the CEE area is particularly bleak. After almost a decade of outpacing worldwide growth, the region... 

25Feb2009 | prieur | 0 comments | Continued

(ETF) Proshares UltraShort Financials: Stock of the Day

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist, Investment U When Bad is Good We’re nearly a month into the New Year, the United States has a new President, and many investors are looking forward with more than a little trepidation. They’re wondering if it’s at all possible to eke... 

29Jan2009 | InvestmentU | 0 comments | Continued