Four Chinese Healthcare Stocks To Consider

In an article back in July I discussed about some of the reasons to invest in the Chinese healthcare market and mentioned five foreign healthcare companies as potential investment options. In this post lets take a quick look at four Chinese healthcare stocks that trade on the U.S. markets. 1. Mindray Medical International Ltd (MR) …

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Is Canada a Play on China?

Earlier this year Murray Leith of Odlum Brown, a British Columbia,Canada-based financial services firm made a presentation in which he suggested the theory that Canada is a play on China. He stated that”the Canadian stock market really hangs on China’s fortunes.” I wondered if his theory is indeed correct. Murray noted that the Canadian stock …

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A Review of Nordic Blue-Chips

Investors are attracted to the Nordic countries for many reasons some of which include low to zero budget deficits, strong social and political systems, tradition of research and innovation, advancement in green technologies, sound banking systems, etc. Norwegian firms are leaders in crude oil exploration and drilling, Danish companies excel in the wind power and …

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Five Foreign Electric Utility Stocks

Some of the foreign electric utilities trade on the OTC market. Ten such stocks are listed below together with their current dividend yields: 1. Verbund (OEZVY) Austria Current Dividend Yield: 3.30% 2. EDP Energias de Portugal SA (EDPFY) Portgual Current Dividend Yield: 5.03% 3. Aes Tiete SA (AESAY) Brazil Current Dividend Yield: 8.41% 4. Scottish …

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Can Obama Transition the Democratic Party To An Economic-Growth Party?

The mid-term elections are finally over. According to the latest news, the Republican party has seized the House of Representatives winning at least 60 seats from the Democrats. This is a major blow to Obama and his democratic party. Republicans primarily won because of voters’ unease on the current state of the U.S. economy. From …

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