Jim Stack, editor of InvesTech Research, is giving bull market enthusiasts reason to remain optimistic. According to Jim, 80% of bull markets over the last 8 decades lasted more than 2 years and 50% lasted more than 3 years. (Note: The current bull market will turn “2″ on March 9, 2011.) While bullishness has regained its charm, the [...] [...more]
Right now, there are 5 reasonable ways to invest in the potential growth of Indian stock assets. Two are exchange-traded index funds, one is an exchange-traded note, one is a traditional mutual fund and one is a closed-end mutual fund. The traditional mutual fund, Matthews India Fund (MINDX), comes from one of my favorite no-load families, Matthews [...] [...more]
A full one-quarter of India’s population (300 million/1.2 billion) comprise a bustling middle class. China may have half as many viable consumers (140 million/1.4 billion people). Wage and income growth favor more spending by India’s middle class as well. Most business profits in China go to Chinese state-run enterprises, leaving less money for consumption-minded citizens; in contrast, profits from all sizes of [...] [...more]
