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• Rising Grain Prices Bond the US with China and Allies Alike - Editor, 29 February 2008 - 1 Comment

There are no signs of aliens coming to destroy us, but even so there are scenes from the 1996 movie ‘Independence Day’ developing in real life. It started with successive years of drought in Australia, a major grain exporter. China has never had to bother about growing all its food needs, but sourcing grain on the world market gets tougher by the day.

• How Australia Beats Alan Greenspan through Future Fund, and You Can Too - Editor, 28 February 2008 - No Comments yet

They care for the environment, love sports, and have sent troops to Iraq. You may not be impressed with the apology to their native citizens, unless you are an Aleutian, but Australians are clearly near the top of our pile of allies.

• Make Housing Stock Your Stock Market Hedge Fund - Editor, 27 February 2008 - 1 Comment

Emotional reports of foreclosures and sub-prime crimes by wealthy executives have dominated stock market news for some time now. Could months of indignation have clouded our judgments of the whole housing situation?

• What Does Cuba Hold for Your Stock Yield? - Editor, 26 February 2008 - No Comments yet

Who knows when Fidel’s retirement will get the economy of Cuba moving again? Some stock market quarters have begun to buy everything with the word ‘Cuba’ in its name, but some of these stocks have more business in friendly Caribbean isles, rather than in and around Havana.

• What Should Foreign Stock Market Players Do When The US Is Unwell? - Editor, 25 February 2008 - No Comments yet

Should we care? Why can’t global types use online trading and leave each stock market to its own devices? Well, that is not how markets operate anymore.

• A Stock That Looks Inside Young Minds (Part 1) - Editor, 5 February 2008 - No Comments yet

Since every generation is so different from its predecessor, we witness entirely new enterprise models on the stock market from time to time. Some veteran investor groups heap scorn on stocks representing values entirely different from their own, but there is undeniable stock investment merit in spotting dramatic new social trends. We are pleased to start a new series with this piece, looking for outstanding new stocks that represent tomorrow’s market opportunities. As always, we hope that this will stimulate dialog, and would love to interact with you on all stock investment, personal finance, and business management issues.

• A Stock That Looks Inside Young Minds (Part 2) - Editor, 5 February 2008 - No Comments yet

A Stock That Looks Inside Young Minds (Part 1)

Customer Engagement through Social Partisanship for Stock Value

Young people are politically conscious, and love to rise against injustices of the old establishment. American Apparel’s management may have some internal and personal values for the rights of immigrants, but the stock value advantages of putting the issue squarely on top of the branding mountain, are striking and undeniable. You will want to support stocks of this company, quite apart from providing its brands with enthusiastic custom, if you are a part of the greater Hispanic scene in the United States. However, American Apparel blends its advocacy for immigrants so seamlessly with the outrageously bold images of its models that the brand can look forward to crazed following-at least until the next style icon comes around!

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