John Heneghan

An Interview with Jay Buster on "Protected Stocks" and Potential Nikkei 225 Plays vs. ETFs and CEFs

This was a very fascinating and informative article. I had not heard of these products previously. I don't feel I fully understand these securities yet, but the article wet my appetite. I'll spend some more time at Jay's website protectedstocks.com. This is another very innovative tool in the investment management and risk management toolkit, particularly for conservatively managed portfolios. For example, I have two teenage children with college funds earmarked for 2010 and 2011 start dates that these products might fit nicely into their broadly diversified portfolio. Thanks.

"A Contrarian View of Japanese Stocks: Now Is a Good Time to Buy Them" (EWJ, ITF, VPL)

Nice article by Clements on Japanese market. His articles are generally very thought provoking and his advice is always investor friendly.

Check out S & P article with ETF portfolio recommendations at yahoo.businessweek.com...
Recommended portfolio allocation to Japan is almost a full 6% - 4% EWJ and almost 2% from EFA with roughly 20% Japan allocation.