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In the wake of the tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, now is the time to add exposure to oil-services stocks, a group that stands to benefit from the end of easy oil.
Recent volatility and overblown bubble fears provide a great opportunity to gain broad exposure to China’s and Hong Kong’s real estate markets.
The price of gold is approaching new highs–and may even be there by the time you read this–but fundamentalssugges the yellow metal has more headroom.
The media is laying most of the blame for Thursday’s troubles on the keyboard of a fat fingered trader at Citigroup (NYSE: C) who accidently placed a sell order on billions of Proctor & Gamble (NYSE: PG) shares instead of millions. There’s also evidence of problems in trading of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and a number of other securities.
The case for commodities is particularly compelling given the uncertainties surrounding inflation. The recent dip is an opportunity to pile up near-term gains and establish a long-term hedge at an attractive price.
I always have hedges, and I include a hedge portfolio in my Global ETF Profits service. But most investors don’t think about hedges until a market decline is already well underway. If you fall into that camp or maybe just aren’t sure where to begin, there are a couple ways you can cushion your portfolio against shifting sentiment.
I always have hedges, and I include a hedge portfolio in my Global ETF Profits service. But most investors don’t think about hedges until a market decline is already well underway. If you fall into that camp or maybe just aren’t sure where to begin, there are a couple ways you can cushion your portfolio against shifting sentiment.
Exchange-traded funds (ETF) are taking the investing world by storm. This week I sat down with Benjamin Shepherd, co-editor of Global ETF Profits, to get his take on how investors can use ETFs to profit from uptrends in specific commodities, sectors and markets.
If you’re holding shares in one of the funds that fail to catch on, you’ll find yourself scrambling to find another fund that fills that niche in your portfolio. You might also get stuck with an unexpected tax bill on any gains you might have, since liquidations count as taxable events.
