US stocks finished the week in the green as investors perceived the Fed's rate increase a positive sign indicating economic strength. Read More

Brazil has become the political and economic leader in Latin America. Prudent economic policies have made this possible. Read More

There’s much more to South American than Brazil. Political maturity and economic development make for a number of profitable opportunities in the region. Read More

Master limited partnerships have been huge winners over the past 12 months. But there’s still time to buy into their safe and superior wealth-building potential. Read More

Peter Staas, deputy managing editor of PF, sat down with Taizo Ishida, lead manager of Matthews Asia Pacific (MPACX), to discuss opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region’s developed and developing markets.   Read More

The recession weighed on the global economy and weakened many firms. But robust spending by the US government has bolstered companies such as defense contractor L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL). Read More

Finding safe havens abroad for your assets is becoming more and more complex. Our correspondent, an attorney with an international practice, describes the current landscape. Read More

I've been calling for a pullback of 10 to 15 percent, and that move may already be underway. But with so much pessimism out there, this is a correction, not a major top. Buy the dip. Read More

As Internet traffic grows exponentially, companies will need to grow the size and speed of their networks. That spells a steady rise in demand for switches and routers. The dominant player in both markets will profit handsomely. Read More

At some point, inflation will again become a problem. But that’s not likely to happen until the economy does improve--and by that time we should have some nice gains to report. Read More