Why India will be the Center of Global Growth for the Next Decade

If you’re a long-term growth investor, you should be focusing on Asia.  Everyone in the US loves to focus on the US stock market (home country bias) but valuations in the US are pointing to disappointing returns over the next decade.  That’s not to say that there aren’t any attractive investment opportunities in the US…

Recent Portfolio Updates

A few quick updates: Growth Allocation I bought a position in Check Point Software Technology (CHKP) this morning after the stock got knocked down following their earnings release.  Check Point is one of the oldest Cybersecurity companies out there and is the global leader in unified threat management (UTM) – things like firewalls, network security,…

Why Emerging Market Stocks are Falling

The Emerging Markets were all the buzz this week, with India, Turkey and South Africa raising interest rates in an attempt to slow capital outflows.  Since the 2008 crash, Emerging Market (EM) stocks have not been the same for US investors, significantly underperforming developed market stocks.  Unfortunately I think they’re going to remain under pressure…

Emerging Markets, China & Currencies

I lightened up on Emerging Markets (EM) a little this week.  Many of the EM markets took off to the upside after Bernanke announced no change to the current Quantitative Easing program.  However, I see the current rally as just another cyclical blip that will quickly lose steam. At the heart of the issue remains…