So, we’re finishing up the eighth straight week of the bear market rally of March-April 2009. Everyone’s asking how long it will last. Last week, Schiff mentioned the rally in passing, but this week he addressed it head on. Simply put:
both some bears and some bulls are wrong going ahead
stocks are up in nominal [...]
One of the latest Jim Rogers videos. Like Peter Schiff, he says “get out of the dollar now”. Rogers has been buying Chinese Yen for the last year. He owns about 15 different currencies, just not US.
“Do prepare yourselves, because there are going to be spectacular opportunities in the markets as these currencies unravel in [...]
According to Robert Hsu’s latest email report, China’s sovereign wealth fund has decided to cut its investments to the US.
He says that “the $200 billion China had earmarked for overseas investments will now be plowed back into China Banks… the nation also plans to spend another $586 billion on new highways and railroads.”
But can [...]
Investing in Latvia and Eastern Europe
August 18, 2008
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Among us there are many investors who are looking for new markets to pursue. Stock markets, real estate markets, precious metals and so on. Also, everyone among us is looking for new and profitable ways to invest and where and when to invest. This post will cover investing in [...]
Buy Stocks Direct with MoneyPaper’s Guide to Direct Investment Plans
June 13, 2008
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In a previous post, I discussed the benefit of investing in stocks directly using dividend reinvestment plans (also known as direct purchase plans, direct reinvestment plans, or direct stock purchase plans - there are some slight pragmatic differences here, but nothing that should prevent you from getting started and enrolling). In this post [...]
If you invest in foreign securities or other foreign investments, how do you do it?
Up to this point I’m most familiar with ADRs (American Depository Receipts). This seems to be the most direct way for a North American to invest in foreign stock. Are there others?
Let’s say I have EU citizenship. Can I open a [...]