User 184032

Payroll Numbers Are Ugly Indeed

kathy, why would yen go up so much (with gbp and euro staying low)? do you expect the 105 target is a short-term? ie, when people realize japanese economy not going anywhere, then yen will go lower? is that what you forecast? thanks.

10 Factors in Market Mood Swings

10 factors or 10 stages?

3 Ways to Profit from the Emerging Markets Investment Banking Boom

Don't necessarily agree that. Flip any business newspaper, say South China Morning Post, you would see most of the IPOs and the ECM deals are done by the likes of Morgan, Goldman, with a few exceptions of local participations (say CICC). At least that's the case I see in Hong Kong.

Complex Simplicity: A Better Portfolio of ETFs

regarding indexing, why not try the vanguard index funds, they are generally lower fees, and without the commissions. though it is harder to time the lows to get in, you can buy a few times with smaller size. the other point is about sector allocation, on the top of large-small domestic-foreign allocations. in a market like this, it is useful to get some energy exposures (eg. xle), financial (xlf) or even drugs (eg. xlv).