Tag Archives: Yields

Investing In Vietnam With Dragon Capital’s Bill Stoops

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Dragon Capital is the largest private shareholder of stocks in Vietnam. I spoke with Bill Stoops, Dragon’s Chief Investment Officer for his take on the opportunities in Vietnam’s markets. The first...
    






I Don’t Know Anyone Who Predicted a Five Year Bull Market

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I can’t think of a single money manager or investment adviser who reckoned a year ago that the S&P 500 index would gain 31.3% in 2013, the 5th year of a bull market that was never expected to be...
    






BlackBerry BBM Usage Surprisingly Strong In Asia

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BlackBerry’s messaging app has been available for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android devices for more than two months by now. That’s why the post-Christmas app store results are fascinating; this is...
    






Green Oil: Scientists Turn Algae Into Petroleum In 30 Minutes

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Scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are claiming success in perfecting a method that can transform a pea-soupy solution of algae into crude oil by pressure cooking it for about...
    






Using Guest Blogging to Build Your Network

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Networking is an important part of running a business. Yet many professionals have stocked their business blogs with valuable content and fine-tuned their social networks until they’re at the top of...
    






The Week Ahead: Will 2014 Be a Buy-&-Hold Year?

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The FOMC caught many by surprise last Wednesday, myself included, as stock prices exploded to the upside and closed with impressive gains. It appears that the FOMC struck a good medium between...
    






The Week Ahead: Will 2014 Be a Buy-&-Hold Year?

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The FOMC caught many by surprise last Wednesday, myself included, as stock prices exploded to the upside and closed with impressive gains. It appears that the FOMC struck a good medium between...
    






The Week Ahead: Will 2014 Be a Buy-&-Hold Year?

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The FOMC caught many by surprise last Wednesday, myself included, as stock prices exploded to the upside and closed with impressive gains. It appears that the FOMC struck a good medium between...
    






Five Reasons It’s Time To Buy Bonds Again

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Bonds in 2013 finally got their comeuppance. After a long, pleasing ride of income + price gains, the bond market decided the party was over. It only took four months for the 10-year U.S. Treasury...
    






Gift Ideas For The Mobile Device User Who Has (Almost) Everything

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Less than a week left until Christmas. If you’re still looking for gift ideas for that special person in your life, time is running out and you’re probably starting to feel a bit desperate. Well, if...