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Is the United States an “Emerging Market”?

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When finance professionals learn about investing in the emerging markets, they are taught to look out for certain key statistics that can provide indications of whether those markets are suitable candidates for investment.
Some of the main indicators looked at include the country’s:

Budget Deficit to GDP: A general guideline is that [...]

It’s Time To Accept The C$ At Parity

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It has been a long time coming, but investors need to start seeing that the C$ belongs at parity to the US$, if not even higher. The C$ first breached parity in late 2007 when it became stronger than the US$ and in subsequent weeks literally skyrocketed to 1.0722 as [...]

Blogger Interivew – Kid Dynamite

In our first featured Blogger Interview, Young & Invested is pleased to bring you the thoughts and views of Kid Dynamite, one of the most followed bloggers on Seeking Alpha, with more than 9,300 followers. He shares with us his opinions on some of the major issues confronting investors in this market.
Kid Dynamite is [...]

SEC Traffic Light – Green if Disclosure is Green

As our civilization moves into the future, future generations will have their minds boggled at how our attitude towards Earth was anything but mindful. Luckily, we are standing at a cornerstone of a green revolution where organizations and individuals are beginning to internalize the right attitude to preserve our home; the SEC is fortunately one [...]

When PIGS Can Fly

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And so, as expected by most, the major Western European economies are talking about what they can do to resolve Greece’s fiscal problems. Contagion has already caused anxiety to spread to the fiscally “un-sound” European nations. Specifically, the PIGS – Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. PIGS is an acronym that [...]

Toyota: Catalyst for Shift in Auto Industry

The recent recall from Toyota may help approximately nine million vehicles, but not the company’s stock.           
As of today, 5 fatalities have been reported, and lawmakers around the world continue to monitor Toyota’s reactive actions to the allegedly sticking gas pedals. As responsive as Toyota has been in handling the situation, it won’t be soon forgotten; [...]

Is this time any different?

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Another month, another year, another attempt at a correction and another inevitable bounce. The chart below highlights the sentiments carried by many investors.

All the believers of the mantra that “Nothing ever goes up in a straight line”, have been forced to challenge their beliefs when every attempt at a [...]

Chance to See Jeff Rubin

Here at Young & Invested, we are always looking after our readers and we have a special offer for you.
On March 25th, you will have a chance to see the former Chief Economist and Strategist at CIBC World Markets, Jeff Rubin.
In partnership with University of Toronto, we are giving away 10 special VIP access passes [...]