One of Livermore’s most costly trading mistakes involved a man named Percy Thomas, who was known as the “Cotton King” to his contemporaries. Thomas had a reputation as a well-informed and successful speculator in the cotton markets and attracted a considerable following in both the US and Europe. Read More

The recent market correction has brought Asian equities to attractive valuations; investors take advantage of this weakness to add to positions. Read More

The development of the ETF market benefits individual investors because these funds carry lower price tags and allow greater flexibility. The question is which ETFs should you buy? Read More

Although renewable energies have a certain cachet as high-tech solutions to the world's energy problems, they're also impractical in the near term. That augurs well for natural gas. Read More

For now, investors should regard the US dollar’s strength as a counter-rally in a well-established downtrend. Read More

While people worry about Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and investing in China, the country’s trade growth increased in December to 17.7 percent year over year, easily surpassing consensus estimate of 5 percent. Read More

Research Editor Hannah Hsu spent New Year’s in Taiwan. Although we’ve analyzed Taiwan’s investment opportunities in the past, what follows is a glimpse of everyday life in the island. Read More

In fall 1910 six men set forth from New Jersey, bound for Georgia on what turned out to be arguably the most bountiful “hunting trip” in the history of mankind. Read More

The Copenhagen Accord disappointed many and served as a rallying cry for opponents, but investors need to read between the lines to pick the likely long-term winners. Read More

I expect global markets to start 2010 on a positive note and generate strong returns in the first quarter. Asia will be the key performer again--not only in terms of stock market strength but also economic resiliency. Read More