Investments

Hard landing for commodities as China slows

Experts are calling the recent tumbling of commodity prices and resource-related equities an overreaction to China’s lowered growth forecast.

By Vikram Barhat |March 7, 2012

3 min read

Managing volatility in equity portfolios

Historically, equities have offered superior long-term returns over assets such as bonds and cash—the well-known equity risk premium. The problem for many investors is that equity returns have become exceedingly volatile.

By Brooke Smith |March 7, 2012

4 min read

No let up in China’s demand for luxury

While the European crisis is yet to be fully resolved, emerging markets may regain some of the luster lost in 2011. What’s interesting is how investing in troubled Europe might be among the better plays on the developing world.

By Staff |March 6, 2012

2 min read

Bernanke takes the shine off gold

While the beginning of the week was relatively quiet, the markets finished off February with a bang as two significant events happened on Wednesday sending the market in two completely different directions.

By Gareth Watson |March 6, 2012

6 min read