Global investing

While many Americans are comfortable investing in foreign multinational companies whose brands are household names in the U.S., the prospect of owning smaller overseas equities can be intimidating.

There are a number of issues advisors should make sure are addressed before putting a client in international equities.

As global growth slows, emerging markets economies are catching up. And the result is a global paradigm shift of historical proportions.

A bias toward domestic investment is understandable, but the U.S., big as it is, is not the world. We exist in a global economy and for advisors and their clients to restrict their thinking to within our borders means missing out on some tremendous companies and potentially lucrative investments.

Direxion has added two new leveraged exchange-traded funds: the Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x Shares (BRZU) and Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3x Shares (KORU), to its portfolio.

The debate over whether large banks are still "too big to fail" has spread like wildfire in recent months.

Some U.S. trade competitors may see efforts to boost liquidity as intentional manipulation of the dollar.

European investors also turned negative, although their pessimism was less pronounced. Asian institutional investors grew slightly more optimistic.

Nuveen Investments has launched two new dividend-focused funds.

The index maven at Standard & Poor’s shies away from predictions, but expects one of two scenarios: one optimistic and the other pessimistic. And he likes index funds.

Recent statistics show that fears that the country's growth will come to a standstill are unfounded.

Two former UBS executives are determined to change how investors access emerging markets by targeting specific sectors and themes.

Where would a successful trader invest a hypothetical $100,000 windfall? In energy, information technology and utilities, according to Fidelity Investments’ inaugural survey of its top online traders. The survey polled customers who made at least 36 trades over the past 12 months and whose total portfolio performance during this time was at least 20%. …

With an increasingly globalized community of investors, the United Nations Federal Credit Union is living up to its mandate of doing good in significant ways.

Luz Padilla, the senior portfolio manager at DoubleLine Funds discusses emerging markets and opportunities for global investing.

Longer-term fundamental reform will redress underlying differences within Europe.

The head of Global and International Equities at Schroders discusses the global economy and why China's new leadership could be great for investors, and which nations could be troublesome.

New U.K. regulations will force advisors there to make big changes. You should consider following their lead.

BMO Harris Private Banking is sticking to its cautiously optimistic 12-month outlook despite economic turmoil in Europe and anxiety over the much-discussed fiscal cliff.

There are a host of reasons why emerging market debt has been looking sweeter to investors.