Macroeconomics
Inflation can do tricky things to markets. It creates distortions. In those distortions, an intrepid investor can find some big moneymaking ideas. I think we've got one opening up in oil and gas, and it is not without precedent in financial markets. In fact, it's starting to look a little ...read more
Forget BRIC… These Emerging Economies Hold the New Keys to Growth
Aug 26th, 2009 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Featured, International, Macroeconomics
It's become widely accepted when talking about emerging economies to focus on the so-called BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China. But there is a very important region that gets lost in that discussion.
And it’s a region that holds the key to growth opportunities that could eclipse the growth ...read more
How Mexico’s Second Manifesto Could Pay You a Fortune
Aug 24th, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Featured, International, Macroeconomics
Francisco Madero was a revolutionary Mexican leader in the fight for property rights in the early part of the 20th century. Madero, a longtime politician, upset the very powerful seven-time Mexican President Porfirio Diaz by running against him in the 1910 election.
Diaz was willing to give up his presidency, but ...read more
The Only Oil ETF Worth Investing In
Aug 7th, 2009 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Commodities, Featured, International, Macroeconomics, Penny stocks, Technical Analysis
Oil prices have fallen through the floor in the last year – a 41% drop to be precise… That’s exactly why the coming rise in oil prices is bound to be the story of the summer. And today, I’m going to fill you in on the smartest way to profit ...read more
Regenerative Medicine Is the “Play of the Century”
Aug 6th, 2009 | By Patrick Cox | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics, Technology
At the Agora Financial conference in Vancouver, I participated in a panel that attempted to name "the trade of the decade." Many of the recommendations involved commodity or resource plays.
I suspect that these defensive recommendations are worthwhile. They may, in fact, protect investors from the worst of this downturn. I ...read more
Profit from the End of Cheap Oil with This ETF
Aug 5th, 2009 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Commodities, Featured, International, Macroeconomics, Penny stocks
We’re well on our way to $200 oil. Are you ready?
Over the course of the next six months, major changes are going to shape our economy… The only one you should care about is the price of oil. Turn on CNN, Fox News, or CNBC, and you’re all but guaranteed ...read more
Profit from Japan’s Deflationary Woes
Jul 15th, 2009 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Forex, Macroeconomics, Technical Analysis
All is not well in the land of the rising sun.
While most investors have kept their eyes glued to American markets over the course of the recession of 2008 and 2009, Japan has been host to its own set of economic problems. And as more eyes turn to the Japanese ...read more
The Water Utility Poised to Jump 166%
Jul 1st, 2009 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Commodities, Featured, International, Macroeconomics, Penny stocks
Water is essential for life. It's quite literally an investment that you can't live without. And while you might not be able to trade water futures on the Chicago Board of Trade, providing people with H2O is a $400 billion global industry, according to an article by Harvard's Garry Emmons.
"In ...read more
Be the First to Know When the Bull Dies
Jun 29th, 2009 | By David Grandey | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics, Technical Analysis
Many are suggesting that the recent bull market is over and the time to sell is here. Let’s let the charts do the talking…
The Dow Industrials MAY be in the process of forming a potential Head and Shoulders Top as shown below. A break of the green support line opens ...read more
How the Death of the SUV Saved American Coal Companies
Jun 17th, 2009 | By Greg Guenthner | Category: Commodities, Energy, Featured, Macroeconomics
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past six months, you know Detroit’s once unstoppable auto industry is dying a fast, public death.
The American auto industry’s fall from grace coincides with a shift in the public’s perception of personal transportation. Higher gas prices and a new environmentally conscious ...read more
