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Natural Gas is Getting Ready to Explode

Thu, 17 Sep 2009

Simon Constable of the Dow Jones News Wire writes about the possiblility of a natural gas rally and quotes Matt McCall of Penn Financial Group.

Price Protectors - Using ETFs to keep inflation from ravaging your investments

Tue, 08 Sep 2009

John Spence of MarketWatch writes about fighting inflation and Matt McCall offers up some specific ETFs.

Quote on Japan from June 1 Business Week mag

Tue, 26 May 2009

Quote from the 6/1/09 issue of Business Week.

The Andrew Jackson Portfolio - Nine Stocks for $20

Sun, 22 Mar 2009

Maybe it is time to turn to our 7th president for financial advice, Andrew Jackson. The late president appears on the $20 bill, which now goes much further in the stock market than it did five years ago.

Investing in Latin America

Fri, 22 May 2009

After Malaysia, the top three all have one thing in common = Latin America. All emerging countries have political risk associated with them, some much higher than others.

Attracting assets eludes ETFs based on fundamental indexes

Sat, 21 Mar 2009

Exchange traded funds that are based on fundamental indexes have ballooned in number, but they are having a hard time attracting assets.

Investable Water: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sat, 21 Mar 2009

Many will not consider water a commodity, but I sure do and believe it can become as important as oil in the years ahead. Oil is important to everyday life, but without water humans cannot live very long.

Which of the 6 Agriculture ETFs is Best?

Sat, 21 Mar 2009

The Wall Street Journal has a great article out (sub. req.) regarding the recent run up in the prices of agricultural commodities. It makes the point that as the US and other countries search for alternative fuel sources, one of the areas it turns to is the grains. Corn, soybeans, and wheat have all hit new historic highs recently and sugar is at a 52-week high.

6 Stock Ideas for Long-Term Value Investors

Sat, 21 Mar 2009

At one point yesterday the S&P 500 was down 13.5% for the year and nearly 20% off its all-time high set on 10/11/07. Did the index deserve the valuation it had on 10/11? Probably not. Does it deserve the valuation today? No!

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