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Jim Rogers likes Commodities: Says No to Stocks
Jim Rogers recently spent an hour with Bloomberg. Key points from his interview: Stocks and Bonds are too risky and Jim wants to stay away. He likes commodities and specially agriculture, due to lack of farmers, farming and shortage of food and fertilizer. He thinks government should let banks go belly-up and stop flooding the market with... »
Benazir Bhutto’s Asassination May Have Far Reaching Implications
I asked a friend who lives in Karachi, Pakistan about the state of things in his city a couple of days after the Bhutto assassination and his response gave me the chills. Please keep in mind that he lives in one of the richest areas of Karachi, a city that is the New York... »
Diversify with Currencies
I am not a currency trader. In fact, I have never bought currency. However, investors might consider diversifying their portfolio’s by buying some international currencies. And while the Yen and the Euro are the first currencies that come to mind, I think its time to think about Canadian Dollar, the Indian Rupee, the Australian... »
Chinese Market Looks Dangerous
I hate to be a party pooper, but the Shanghai Stock Exchange, along with all the China stocks, and Chinese IPO’s remind me of the Nasdaq exhuberance of 2000. Granted China is growing at 10%, but does that justify a multiple of 80 that is currently sported by the Shanghai stock exchange compared to... »
Barron’s Ends The Party at Rediff
Back in May, I recommended buying Rediff.com (REDF) into earnings. Until last week, that recommendation was worth 62.5% as the stock shot up from $16 at the time of my post to $26. Over the weekend, Barrons called REDF overvalued and that sent the stock spiralling downward to $22. At current levels, and with... »
Is Rediff.com a buy going into Earnings?
Rediff.com – India’s top web portal looks attractive going into earnings. I believe India will be the 3rd largest market on the internet in the next 5 years, and being that REDF is India’s version of Yahoo, it is one of the better international internet plays out there. While that does not help Rediff’s... »
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