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A lackluster performance from emerging markets in 2011 stemmed from external events, not fundamental weakness. Expect emerging markets to lead the charge on global growth in 2012. Read More

Every investor should allocate a portion of his or her portfolio to emerging markets. Most often, the phrase “emerging markets” calls to mind the BRIC: Brazil, Russia, India and China. But these countries have developed vibrant, reasonably well- regulated markets. They’re simply not the frontier markets they once were. Guggenheim… Read More

  • December 20, 2011

Few would disagree that cutting pollution emissions and reducing our dependence on expensive, imported fuels are noble goals. In the US, public discussion of alternative energy has been largely monopolized by two energy sources: solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind power. But the high-profile bankruptcy of solar power company Solyndra—shortly… Read More

  • December 16, 2011

Congress averted a government shutdown in a rare moment of bipartisan action. But US politics will continue to exert an outsized influence on markets in 2012. Here’s how to protect yourself from uncertainty in Washington. Read More