Asian investment and growth is dramatically slowing.This spells trouble for growth around the world. We will do another region of the world next time. In Asia the following countries, China, India, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Russia, and Taiwan are all experiencing slower and sluggish growth rates due to internal factors and a decline in world economic growth rates as well. If this continues expect to see slower rates almost everywhere since much of the growth in world trade and […]
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Viva La France But Overall A Bad Investment
Investing in France is not a good proposition at this time. The French economy at 2 trillion in GDP is the euro zone’s second largest economy but a poor place for prospective investors. It has become the new “sick man of Europe”. The economy of France has according to a British cabinet minister been “run into the sand”. France fell into recession in the last quarter of 2012 and first quarter of 2013. By April 2013 a record number of job seekers were registered. […]
Penny Stock Pick of the Week: Minco Gold Corporation
As a global investor you might be looking for an affordable penny stock in the mining industry. Our pick in this industry for the month of February is Minco Gold Corporation (MGH). The Canadian mining company is involved in the direct acquisition and development of high grade, advanced stage gold properties. The company is known to be engaged in exploration and evaluation of gold deposits in China. Minco Gold through it subsidiary Minco China holds 12 exploration permits in the Longnan region […]
Government Economic Reports Misleading and Unreliable
Part 1 Unemployment As any day trader of stocks, currencies, commodities and other investment opportunities will tell you reports and statistics from the government of the United States will definitely have an impact on your trading for the day. Investors and traders are used to hearing about the unreliable information coming from a number of countries (Argentina for example). International organizations are increasingly seen suspect as well as they are reluctant to cause trouble with influential countries around the world. A newer […]
Our Stock Pick of the Month: Organovo
Our stock pick for the month of February is Organovo Holdings, Inc. (ONVO). This cutting edge company is using technology that is making functional human tissues using three dimensional bio-printing technology. The focus of the company combines medical research with therapeutic applications. Two years ago the stock was below 2 dollars a share. In the past year the stock has seen a low of $3.27 a share and a high of $13.65. As of the close of business on Friday February 07, […]
Invest in Land in South America For a More Balanced Portfolio
The objective for any savvy investor is a more balanced portfolio. One way to achieve this is purchasing land for agricultural, dairy, and timber purposes. Of course before one makes the investment there a few important points one needs to consider. The first consideration is to invest in a country that has a long tradition of respect for private property rights. This would need to include both domestic and international owners of property. It would also necessitate that the nation in question have […]
Helping to Put the Great Back in Britain by Investing There
Does an investment in Britain make sense? To Put the Great Back in Britain was the battle cry for the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher during her tenure as Prime Minister in the 1980’s. Today with the Conservatives back in power, despite all the rhetoric, the way to prosperity for Britain is no great mystery. Growth needs to be driven through a revitalization of exports. This is easier said then done. As an open trading nation Britain has become complacent over the years […]
Cry For Argentina But Don’t Invest There
Thinking about investing in Argentina? Argentina has everything that is needed to be rich and prosperous except a government that respects and encourages private investment and development. The population of Argentina stands at over 42 million which means that it can sustain a strong internal consumer market as well as an export driven economy with sufficient investment. Although close to 1 out of 3 residents of the nation reside in the capital of Buenos Aires there is sufficient population spread throughout the […]
Weekly Investment Insights: Bring on 2014
One can expect a rebound in a range of commodities because of the rapid decline in price in the last quarter of 2013. Economic growth although smaller throughout major areas of the world will put an upward pressure on prices while over supply in many sectors will exert a downward pressure. So except for a few commodities; prices should be somewhat stable in 2014. 1) http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-14/2014-outlook-commodity-prices-per-citigroup-analyst-edward-morse So one of the great benefits is that markets are going to start taking over from politics […]
Weekly Investment Insights: Sept 21st – The FED Doesn’t Taper
The major news this week was the Fed announcement which stated that they were not going to taper and slow down the 85 billion dollar injections into the financial system. Currently the Fed is in between a rock and a hard place. If they taper the economy will continue to stagnate and is likely to collapse but if they continue with quantitative easing the dollar will being to collapse. (The sound issue is known in the video for some reason there was […]