There are three conventional ways to establish positions in Australia-based stocks with listings at home and in the US. But some solid companies operating Down Under don’t list in America. Read More

For Americans, investing Down Under is a bit of an adventure right now. Ironically, Australia is home to one of the most stable financial systems in the world, with banks paying high, sustainable dividends. Read More

Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX: RIO, NYSE: RIO) joins a fellow Australia-based Super Miner among the ranks of the Aggressive Holdings. Read More

Provided a solid foundation is in place, what often appears to be a destabilizing event can be an opportunity to profit. Read More

From a certain distance the HSBC Financial Clog Index looks a lot like it did in early 2008. But there’s no question conditions outside the global financial complex are much better now than they were in the lead-up to the disaster that unfolded in the early autumn of that fateful year. Read More

And fear is the enemy of rational decision-making. Read More

Rules that will require verification of eligiblity to receive "tax treaty" withholding rates on dividends paid by Canadian corporations to non-Canadians won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2013. You and your brokerage have all of 2012 to get your paperwork together. Read More

Westshore Terminals Income Fund (TSX: WTE, OTC: WTSHF) faces a key decision over its “stapled share” structure, while PetroBakken Energy Ltd (TSX: PBN, OTC: PBKEF) continues to establish a new track record of consistent output. Read More