Jim Woods
Tapping into One of the BRICS
Note: First in a series of ETFs growing their Assets Under Management (AUM). While the composition of the G7 group of countries is fairly well-known, the BRICS group has remained in the background. Composed of the countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (which entered in 2010), the BRICS have been meeting as […]
A Confession of Character
Haters gonna hate. That’s a little youthful slang for the notion that, no matter how successful, accomplished or good someone is, there are always going to be those “haters” out there that want to denigrate their achievement. Sadly, I saw quite a lot of this “hater” sentiment in the days leading up to, and after […]
Invest in this ‘High-IQ’ ETF
The IQ 500 International ETF (NYSEARCA: IQIN) seeks investment results that track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the IQ 500 International Index. The IQ 500 International Index evaluates stocks with a “high-IQ” strategy using three fundamental factors: sales, market share and operation margin. The top 500 international securities, based on their […]
A Non-Heroic Unintended Consequence
Natural laws, and especially the laws of economics, can never be escaped. What’s the old adage? Oh yeah, “You can run, but you can’t hide.” This is particularly true of the law of unintended consequences, which basically states that the actions of people, and especially of government, always have effects that are unanticipated or unintended. […]
Invest in Contrarian Themes with This Small-Cap Fund
Out-of-favor stock-picking themes can return to favor at any time. Some might argue that there are greater potential profits to be had in choosing the right moment, when stocks fitting certain themes might have been beaten down for a long time, to jump into a turnaround play. One exchange-traded fund (ETF) that mixes several out-of-favor […]
Revisiting Modern Monetary Theory
This week, I present to you a guest editorial by my friend and macro-analyst extraordinaire, Tom Essaye of Sevens Report Research. I highly recommend Tom’s work, as he is the best that I’ve found at identifying key trends that move markets, and at explaining those trends so we can understand them. Here, Tom explains “Modern Monetary […]