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Sam Subramanian
Year 2009 has been a good one for investors in emerging markets. Since bottoming on November 20, 2008, the MSCI Barra Emerging Market Index is up 84%. Equity prices in Brazil, Russia, India, and China or the BRIC nations are up a higher 93%. Off-late, equity prices in Eastern Europe are up strongly and trying to catch up… Read More »
July has been a good month for biotech investors. Share prices in the biotech sector as measured by the NYSE Biotechnology Index are up 24% compared to the 6.6% gain for the S&P 500. Earlier in the month, Amgen (AMGN) reported better-than-expected results from a trial of its experimental bone-protecting drug denosumab in patients with advanced breast cancer.… Read More »
The week past was a noteworthy one for technology investors. Share prices in this sector zoomed higher by 9.4%. After Tuesday’s market close, Intel’s (INTC) second quarter earnings announcement injected life back into the stock market and triggered a bull stampede in many tech names. The Good Intel reported its strongest growth from the first quarter to the… Read More »
PowerShares Cleantech PZD, MarketVectors Environmental EVX, Fidelity FSLEX, China, and more … China has emerged as a major manufacturer of capital and consumer goods and much has been written about China’s economic miracle. Even though most of the world is mired in a deep recession, China’s economy continues to grow. The Chinese economy grew 6.1% in the first… Read More »
The dollar’s dive against the major world currencies appears to be enhancing gold’s appeal as an inflation hedge. Is it prudent to invest in gold ETFs and ETNs now? Read More…
DEC. 1993 to DEC. 2025| Fidelity Agg. Growth | 17.6% |
| Fidelity Growth | 14.6% |
| ETF Agg. Growth | 17.4% |
| ETF Growth | 14.4% |
| ETF Style Rot. (since 2009) | 11.3% |
| S&P 500 | 10.8% |
DEC. 2013 to DEC. 2025| Win Rate | 91% |
| Avg. Holding Period | 2.6 months |
| Avg. Gain | 13.1% |
