TFN News Summary: Last week’s financial news highlights
Posted December 23, 2007
Baltimore — (TFN): It's been a hectic week. In case you missed the most recent TFN exclusives, we've compiled a few of last week's highlights.
*** Playing the upside and downside of the KOSPI with this hedged options strategy:
Emerging Markets: Investing in South Korea — A few days after South Korea's presidential election, TFN Smart Trading Action Alert's Laura Cadden has asked Sara Nunnally, editor of Taipan Trader, to explain what is happening in the South Korean market — and how traders can profit with this hedged options play. Read the transcribed interview, or simply watch the clip.
*** "A stock you can feel comfortable recommending to even your mother in law."
International Investing: This Stock Will Weather the Storm: Louis Basenese of The Oxford Club reveals the stock that won’t let anything get in its way from making positive gains, no matter how volatile the market. TFN's Krista Das hosts the exclusive TFN video interview.
*** Inflation or Deflation?
Market Outlook: Inflation versus deflation in 2008: The more catastrophic scenario is one where asset prices hold steady or even resume their ascent, while consumer goods prices rise even faster. This of course is the hyper-inflation scenario, and is the worst possible outcome. Regular TFN contributor and "Dr Doom" Peter Schiff explains.
*** Free Financial Research Report:
Commodity Stock Investing: Buy this Canadian mining microcap as a contrarian speculation on increasing copper consumption — Commodities prices have now moved into the no man's land between expectations for continuing super-cycle demand and bearish fears that a turndown in US consumption will lead to a ripple effect of consumer default around the globe… But this crisis of confidence spells a contrarian opportunity.
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