European Markets

Greece debt is back in the news. Will it hold U.S. markets hostage the way it did in 2011? I doubt it. Read more

With U.S. stocks taking a turn for the worse and interest rates remaining near zero until late 2015, is it time to turn to China and Europe for dividends? Read more

The most heavily indebted region in the world also has some of the most generous dividend payers. Read more

Don’t let the word “international” scare you. In any non-retirement long-term diversified portfolio, I think international stocks should have something like 10-15% of your dollars.  Yet investors have a… Read more

It’s easy to make bold predictions about the stock market. It’s not so easy to get those predictions right. The stock market is never predictable. Anyone who tells you… Read more

Sectarian violence in Iraq has escalated to the point that the U.S. military may get involved. The Federal Reserve continued to “taper” back its monthly bond buying. Projections for… Read more

Investors have a lot of anxiety when it comes to international investing. But one of the keys to investing is diversification. This includes expanding beyond just industries and markets,… Read more

As the World Cup got underway, we turned our investment attentions abroad. Steve Mauzy, fresh off a trip to Germany and Italy, wrote about what he saw first-hand in… Read more

Frankfurt am Main is not only the financial hub of Germany, it’s the financial hub of Continental Europe.  Frankfurt is home to the European Central Bank (ECB); Deutsche Bundesbank;… Read more