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The Hangover-Free Summer Party: Searching for Alpha, August 2009
By Ben WarwickHow long can the market continue to rally with an absence of genuine economic growth? July's gain of 7.82% in the S&P 500 puts that index's five-month return at over 34%.
August 01, 2009
A Time to ShineFrank Holmes U.S. Global Investors 800-873-8637 [email protected] Conditions have improved for gold equities, and economic policy decisions being made in Washington could further increase the investment appeal of these...
July 01, 2009
Reviewing the Reviewer: Searching for Alpha, July 2009The biggest risk to equities may well be the attractive return offered by bonds.
July 01, 2009
Van Eck Debuts Brazil Small-Cap ETFVan Eck Global has introduced the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (BRF), the first U.S.-listed ETF to focus on Brazilian small-cap stocks. BRF and its underlying...
June 24, 2009
Why a Strong Dollar HurtsRecently, there's been a strong inverse correlation between the greenback and U.S. stocks: stocks rally as the U.S. dollar falls and vice versa.
June 11, 2009
Boomers to blameWhen bad things happen, we look for someone -- anyone -- to blame. As Newsweek rightly notes (we don't say that very often), there is...
June 01, 2009
Asset AllocationBehind the Numbers, with Jeffrey Kleintop In his May 4 weekly commentary LPL Financial's chief market strategist noted that, "The prospects for recovery by year-end have...