Feb 8, 2012
History is littered with wars that have been started primarily to distract the masses.
Several wars have led to reviving an economy that has gathered to support the war effort.
Look at World War I and II. In both cases, the U.S. industry effort was converted to produce...
Feb 1, 2012
We have just ended January of the New Year. The spin doctors are calling the Dow Jones Industrial Average's performance as the best of the 21st Century. And yet, it doesn't feel like prosperity has come back to the United States.
There are doubts of the recovery and for...
Jan 25, 2012
India is one of the fastest-growing areas of the business world and has tremendous potential for exponential growth.
What has made India more appealing than the inherent strength it possesses is the fact in the past few months, India was singled out unfairly and the rupee...
Jan 18, 2012
On a typical risk on day around the globe, stocks are bought, Treasurys are sold and gold and silver soar. Then a risk off day follows and the opposite happens.
Frankly, I am fed up with the yo-yo mentality the global traders have been suffering for the past few...
Jan 11, 2012
I recently wrote about a major insult to the U.S. dollar that hadn't been widely reported. And late last week, that news got compounded with more worrisome news, which was once again not widely reported.
What is one major reason that upholds the U.S. dollar as the Reserve...
Jan 4, 2012
I am a dedicated fan of Asia.I believe that this decade belongs to Asia and more than a fair share of your investments should be facing Asia, if not directly in Asia.
The Indian government has just made it significantly easier for you to directly participate in the boom...
Dec 28, 2011
The end of the year brings about holiday cheer and a lull in activities around the globe.
There is a stop to the volatile trading on the stock markets. There are no panicky headlines emerging out of Europe. There is no crisis de-jour that makes traders buy or sell the...
Dec 21, 2011
In my recent travels to India, I was talking to various segments of the population to judge the sentiments of the market.
One resounding comment from all quarters was the lack of action by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as the rupee slid more than 15 percent in the past...