Article(s): Breaking Down BRIC and A Bull’s Case for Silver
Two updates on the article front today:
1) Over at Index Universe, I’ve got a new article in this month’s Exchange-Traded Fund Report, “Breaking Down BRIC” (registration required). It’s a fun little round-up of the Big 4 countries in emerging markets–Brazil, Russia, India and China (hence the term “BRIC”)–and what makes each economy unique for investors.
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Article: Playing Platinum and Palladium Ahead of the ETF Launch
Speaking of articles, I have a new one up at Hard Assets Investor, titled “Playing Platinum and Palladium Ahead of the ETF Launch“. The article’s basically about how ETF Securities’ new platinum and palladium ETFs could impact the markets for both metals.
From the article:
Earlier this month, London-based ETF Securities (ETFS) filed papers to bring the [...]
Article: “Subprime” Carbon?
I’ve got a new article up over at Hard Assets Investor called “‘Subprime’ Carbon?”, about the current state of the carbon trading market. “Carbon trading” is an up-and-coming alt-energy futures market; it trades contracts allowing you to emit a certain amount of carbon dioxide into the air, in an attempt to limit total national emissions [...]
Article: MLPs–Profit in the Pipelines?
Heads up on another new article of mine published today, this time for Hard Assets Investor. “MLPs: Profit in the Pipelines?” focuses on an often overlooked asset class, the master limited partnership, that allows investors to tap into energy infrastructure–hot news these days, considering Pres. Obama’s big infrastructure push in his stimulus package.
From the article:
MLPs [...]