Profitable Investing Tips
Should I Buy Chinese Stocks?
Over the last few decades China converted itself from an isolated state run economy into an economic powerhouse. Along the way many who were able to invest in Chinese companies did well. But the question for new investors is should I buy Chinese stocks today? A glance at an article in Bloomberg Markets indicates that this might not be the time while Chinese stocks fall their most in three weeks as traders bet on a weakening Yuan.
Chinese stocks dropped the most in three weeks, led by industrial companies and small-cap shares, amid concern that a weaker yuan will limit prospects […]
Beware of the Resource Curse of Boom and Bust Cycles
Brazil rode high during its commodity boom and has been licking its wounds ever since. Venezuela bought friends in the Caribbean with discounted oil and now its citizens cannot find milk, diapers or toilet paper in the stores. Beware of the resource curse of boom and bust cycles in commodity dependent economies. Bloomberg writes about the economic meltdown in one resource rich economy, Mongolia.
Mongolia, a mineral-rich and landlocked $12 billion economy bordering Russia and China, is staring at a full-blown balance of payments crisis. It’s caused barely a ripple in global financial markets, but the nation’s economic meltdown offers instructive […]
What Are Safe Investments for Retirement?
Everyone dreams of a comfortable retirement doing the things that they never had the time or money to do when they were younger. What are safe investments for retirement? If you want to live comfortably in retirement there are three things to consider:
Investing for retirement
Investing in retirement
How fast you draw down your asset pool
Investing for Retirement
We wrote about how to invest for retirement years ago.
In the up and down markets of today many investors are simply concerned with not losing money rather than putting away something for their so called golden years. The way to invest for retirement has commonly […]
Why Buy Penny Stocks?
Penny stocks are cheap but are they good investments? Why buy penny stocks? For that matter what is a penny stock? According to Investopedia:
A penny stock typically trades at a relatively low price and has a small market capitalization, usually outside of the major market exchanges. These stocks are generally considered highly speculative and high risk because of their lack of liquidity, large bid-ask spreads, small capitalization and limited following and disclosure. They often trade over the counter through the OTCBB and pink sheets.
So, why buy penny stocks? Most penny stocks deserve their low price but there are diamonds in […]
How Low Will Energy Stocks Go?
Although the S&P 500 is trading at a record high energy stocks are not part of the rally. In fact energy stocks are heading lower as oil prices skid according to The Wall Street Journal.
U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, but energy shares dropped as the price of oil fell back toward $40 a barrel.
Energy stocks in the S&P 500 fell 2.7% and U.S. crude oil lost 3.3% to $40.25 a barrel. A glut of fuels and growing global production has weighed on crude prices recently.
How low will energy stocks go? So long as production remains high and demand off of […]
Why Buy Emerging Market Stocks?
When the market falls the weakest stocks from emerging markets take the worst hit. And when the market recovers these same stocks are often the most impressive performers. Why buy emerging market stocks? Buy them to diversify your portfolio, to pick up cheap investments when currency exchange rates are favorable and buy them to take advantage of economies in their early stages of growth. This may in fact be a reasonable time to buy emerging market stocks. Bloomberg notes that emerging market stocks are advancing with an 11 year low in volatility.
Emerging-market stocks rose toward the highest level since China’s […]
What Would a Clinton Presidency Mean for Stocks?
The most unusual presidential campaign in the history of the USA is rounding the bend with the respective conventions. In our last article we looked at what a Trump presidency would mean for stocks. Today our question is what would a Clinton presidency mean for stocks? Kiplinger has already weighed in with their 7 best stocks to own if Clinton wins.
We’ve compiled a list of firms that stand to benefit if Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is elected in November. Because Clinton has been in politics longer and has released a greater number of official policy positions than Donald […]
What Would a Trump Presidency Mean for Stocks?
The 2016 presidential election campaign is rounding the bend and going into the final sprint to the finish line. This week is the Republican National Convention after which Donald Trump will be the official Republican presidential candidate. We have two thoughts about this. One is whether or not the stock market is a predictor of who gets elected and the other is what would a Trump presidency mean for stocks?
Stocks Predict the Winner
Bill Clinton is famous for having said, “It’s the economy, stupid,” in regard to how folks would vote in 1992. According to Bloomberg he might as we have […]
How to Buy Asian Stocks
Despite weakness in Asia Pacific markets there is promise of recovery. Learn how to buy Asian stocks and other Asian Pacific investments while they are at bargain basement prices. China’s economy is slowing. Japan keeps flirting with recession and is devaluing its currency in order to make its products more competitive. Australia is hurting because China has cut raw material orders. If you subscribe to the blood in the street theory of investing when markets are weak this may be a good timeto look at stocks in the Asia Pacific. Specifically if the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement ends up being […]