China’s currency revaluation and Brazil’s sugar producers. Read More

Watered down in an effort to garner votes, the financial reform bill still poses headwinds for most of the financial industry. Nevertheless, one sector stands to benefit. Read More

With a solid long-term track record and an experienced manager, this offering has everything that bond investors need in this market. Read More

The rapid development of China and India has played a major role in this shift, and their voracious appetites for resources continue to funnel gobs of cash to commodity-rich nations such as Brazil and Russia. Emerging economies are also becoming net creditors rather than net debtors. Read More

One of the unique attributes of exchange-traded funds is that managers have freedom to craft strategies to mimic--or even outperform--major indexes. Read More

Although most Western banks have stagnated in the wake of the credit crisis, banks in developing markets are well capitalized and eager to take advantage in the wake of the financial crisis. Read More

Preferred shares offer a bit more security than common stock and offer better prospects for price appreciation than bonds. To top it off, many quality names trade at attractive valuations. Read More

President Obama's new loan guarantees for solar projects gave two alternative energy ETFs a healthy short-term bounce. But the long-term picture is far from sunny. Read More

A small change in your behavior can provide a degree of insulation from the risk of another Flash Crash. Read More