Foreign Investment: Dividend Stocks and Finance Markets

“Most investors think of the international markets only as another place to seek out stocks. But overseas financial markets are a great option for income investing, as well. And here’s why.” — Martin Hutchinson Blogger’s note: The U.S. markets are detrimental to your portfolio’s health, and that situation isn’t going to change [...]

Africa: A Good Bet for Foreign Investment?

“I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. That key is Russian national interest.” — Winston Churchill in 1939 Blogger’s note: Tom Bulford, editor of Penny Sleuth UK, may begin his article with a quote about [...]

Foreign Investment: Follow Buffett into Germany

“On a recent trip to Europe, Buffett made stops in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. But his first priority was to meet with leaders of the German mittelstand.” — Martin Hutchinson by Martin Hutchinson Baltimore – (TFN): Investors have been watching Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A, BRK.B) Chairman Warren Buffett’s moves for years to [...]

Foreign Investment: Iceland’s krona hits the skids

“Banks all over the world have spent much of the few years bingeing on cheap money, but Iceland’s taken the whole thing to quite an extreme. Its big players – the likes of Landsbanki and Kaupthing – have been on an extraordinary borrowing spree, sucking in vast quantities of cash to fund lending and acquisitions [...]

Foreign Investment: 10 global trends

“If you do that on a consistent basis, you’ll soon discover that no matter what kind of ‘trick play’ the stock markets throw at you, you’ll be able to sidestep the tackle attempt.” — William Patalon by William Patalon Baltimore – (TFN): There’s an old Wall Street adage that tells us that [...]

Foreign Investment: Ford and GM go to China

“Why U.S. automakers can’t import smartly designed, well-made little cars that get 50 miles per gallon into the United States is absolutely beyond my comprehension. Particularly because they already make those cars.” — Keith Fitz-Gerald Blogger’s note: Keith Fitz-Gerald is leading an investment tour through China right now. And through the magic of [...]

Foreign Investment: Should HBoS follow Royal Bank of Scotland’s lead?

“That’s a huge amount of money. It’s so large that it’s tough to get a handle on just how much money it is. Let’s just say that if a company with a market capitalization of £12bn was added to the FTSE 100 this morning, it’d slot in somewhere around [...]

Foreign Investment: China is decoupling

“This place is one big construction site. You cannot turn around without finding scaffolding, piles of materials, construction equipment and the like [no matter where you look] here.” — Keith Fitz-Gerald by Mike Caggeso Baltimore – (TFN): When Asia expert Keith Fitz-Gerald first returned to this country a week ago, he was [...]

Foreign Investment: Bank of England solves the UK banking crisis?

“Mr. King has attached enough conditions to these loans to make the risk to the taxpayer much smaller than it might have been. He’s also helped to make life easier for banks with genuine liquidity problems. Problems with actual solvency are quite another matter however.” — John [...]

Foreign Investment: Profit from Italy’s election

“All this would make you think Italy was a basket case, except for one fact.” — Martin Hutchinson by Martin Hutchinson Baltimore – (TFN): Italian elections have traditionally been confusing, with one weak center-left coalition government replacing another. But the election held on April 13-14 was unusual for Italy, as it produced a [...]

Foreign Investment: Is Latin America decoupling?

“When the United States, the leading importer of Latin American goods, struggled through a recession in 2002, six of Latin America’s most prominent currencies dropped by 20% or more. But the story for 2008 has been very different.” — Jason Simpkins by Jason Simpkins Baltimore – (TFN): Concerns about the U.S. economic slowdown [...]

Foreign Investment: The showdown for Africa begins

“Africa is malnourished, politically impotent, overrun with disease, and teeming with warlords, so it’s no surprise the typical life expectancy is 20%-30% below the global average. Despite such a daunting outlook, Africa will be the most hotly contested battleground for the two of the world’s most influential powers over [...]

Foreign Investment: Chinese currency will keep rising

“Parabolic rises in food and energy prices have China’s inflation rate at a 12-year high. This underlines the currency’s importance for Beijing in curbing inflation and discouraging marginally priced exports.” — Sally Limantour by Sally Limantour Baltimore – (TFN): China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB), has risen over 4% this year. This [...]

Foreign Investment: Invest in South Korea’s new gov’t.

“Every now and then, however, an election brings a change that is truly significant, either politically or economically. In Korea, this election has brought significant positive economic change.” — Martin Hutchinson by Martin Hutchinson Baltimore – (TFN): Amid all the gloom investors are feeling right now, South Korea has produced some sunny [...]

Foreign Investment: A water shortage may destroy China’s economy

“With an economy that’s advancing at an average annual clip of better than 11%, $1.7 trillion in currency reserves, and an emerging middle class that will soon be the world’s largest, China represents the future to globally focused investors and businesses alike. But there’s always been a concern about just how [...]

Foreign Investment: Follow the money to Russia

“Russia is a developing economy building airports, rail lines and other vital infrastructure. In contrast, the United States relies heavily on cash-strapped consumers to squeeze growth from its service-dominated economy. Without real assets and increased production from those assets, U.S. growth potential can’t compare to Russia’s.” — [...]

Foreign Investment: Profit from Burj Dubai

“If there is one emblem of Dubai’s fast growth, it’s the Burj, whose completed height of 2,684 feet is a symbol of the emirate’s transformation into the Middle East’s financial and tourism hub.” — Mike Caggeso by Mike Caggeso, Money Morning Baltimore – (TFN): When flocks of tourists gaze from the top [...]

Foreign Investment: Investing in China’s infrastructure

“China is smart.  It is focused on its domestic economy.  And though its land mass is nearly as large as the U.S. and it is actually surrounded by the world’s bad guys, China spends about 10 times less each year on defense than the U.S. does.” — [...]

Foreign Investment: Avoid “the new BRIC” countries

"When it comes to Wall Street, the worse the markets around the world behave, the more you’re going to hear about potential ‘alternatives.’" — Keith Fitz-Gerald by Keith Fitz-Gerald Baltimore – (TFN):  Here’s a warning to investors. There’s a new term you’re going to hear a lot about in the [...]

Foreign Investment: Kuwait and the Visa IPO

“Because of falling prices, (the Kuwait sovereign fund) has become increasingly interested in making investments in European and U.S. financial-services and real-estate companies.” — William Patalone Blogger’s Note: William Patalone of Investor’s Daily Edge has a scoop on the Visa IPO. It seems Kuwait’s sovereign fund would like to own part of on of [...]

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