Investment U (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Give Your Portfolio a Sugar High Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Name the commodity that recently hit a 28-year high. No, it’s not gold. It’s one that you probably use every day and don’t think twice about it. Sugar. In a recent column, I delved into the little-discussed cocoa market – one that [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
How To Profit From The Chocoholic’s Worst Nightmare by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research In the volatile world of commodity investing, they’re called “softs.” But we know them as commodities like coffee, sugar, orange juice and cocoa. And when it comes to investing, the latter represents an excellent opportunity right now. Cocoa [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Warren Buffett Takes the Train to Work… Why You Should Follow His Lead by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research We already knew that legendary investor Warren Buffett was bullish on the U.S. railroad industry through his holdings in Burlington Northern Santa Fe (NYSE: BNI) and others. But his recent announcement that his Berkshire [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Send Your Portfolio To Happy Hour With These Beer-Loving Stocks by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research After a decade of global consolidation, beer brewers have greedily hit just about every notable location. Except Mexico, that is – the ninth-largest beer market in the world. But Mexican beverage and retail conglomerate Femsa – formerly known as [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
How Google’s Android is Set to Take a Bite of the Mobile Competition by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Smartphones have taken the handset market by storm. Demand for Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhones and BlackBerrys from Research in Motion Limited (Nasdaq: RIMM) have stayed strong, even through the economic downturn. It appears that no [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Beware This Tech-Tonic Shift In The Global Technology Sector by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research If you’re betting on a recovery in technology stocks based on third quarter earnings reports from companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), you’re not alone. While economists and commentators debate the issue, many [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Fuel Your Portfolio With BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP): The Best-Run Commodities Company In The World by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Some companies just stand out – both in their own sectors and in the larger market. Australian firm BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is one of them. As the largest and most diversified commodities producer in [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Bank On HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC) and the Asian Equation Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research “Go west, young man, go west!” Written by Indiana journalist John Soule in 1851 and popularized by New York Tribune founder Horace Greeley the same year, that now-famous saying advised people to take advantage of the rapid growth in the [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
How To Play the Oil Conspiracy Theories Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Despite the world’s economic growth woes this year and consequent decreased energy demand in the U.S., the price of oil has held up pretty well this year ($77 as of November 3) when you’d actually think that it would be lower. What gives? Fundamentalists [...]
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Some companies just stand out – both in their own sectors and in the larger market. Australian firm BHP Billiton (NYSE: ) is one of them. As the largest and most diversified commodities producer in the world, BHP has leading positions in most key, low-cost, metal and mineral deposits in the world. And as if that weren't enough, it also has a solid...
iStockAnalyst.com (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research A vast amount of natural resources. A love of hockey. A penchant for bacon. And liberal use of the word “eh.” All are associated with Canada, of course. But America’s neighbor to the north boasts another fine trait: an efficiently run economy. [More...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Best Two Ways to Play Canada’s Economy, Currency And Natural Resources Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research A vast amount of natural resources. A love of hockey. A penchant for bacon. And liberal use of the word “eh.” All are associated with Canada, of course. But America’s neighbor to the north boasts another [...]
Investment U (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Let China’s Middle Class Lead You Into Luxury Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research According to the World Bank, the global middle class could grow to 1.15 billion in 2030 – a huge jump from the 430 million middle class folks in 2000. Driving the extraordinary growth is… you guessed it, the emerging “BRIC” nations. In [...]
