Articles Referencing YCS

A Potentially Lucrative Investment Opportunity in Japan

5/10/2013, 8:55 am from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

Let's be honest. Normally, the average stock trader isn't much concerned with what's going on with the yen or Japan for that matter. There are plenty of domestic stocks that don't require... Read >>

A Continually Rising Yen: Reductio Ad Absurdum

5/7/2013, 3:11 pm from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

By Doug Short : By Eric Schaefer of American Independence Financial Services In 1989, the eminent American economist Charles Kindleberger delivered a series of four lectures on the subject... Read >>

Invest Like Mark Cuban with These ETFs - ETF News And Commentary

4/26/2013, 1:45 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

Mark Cuban is probably best known for being a successful businessman, TV show co-host, and the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. However, he is also known to dabble in the investing world, with... Read >>

Japanese Yen ETF Investing 101 - ETF News And Commentary

4/18/2013, 2:13 pm from Zacks.com in Investing, ETFs

Some investors are now thinking that the investment case in Japan has changed. The country appears to be going all in on fighting deflation, as evidenced by recent aggressive monetary easing... Read >>

Abe's Tough Talk Could Weaken Yen Further

1/18/2013, 2:58 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

After crossing the 90 level during Friday's Asian session, the U.S. dollar is holding onto its gains against the Japanese yen in U.S. trading today. The pair traded as high as 90.21 earlier... Read >>

Japan's Abe Restores Investors' Faith in Uranium ETFs

1/16/2013, 2:08 pm from Benzinga in Investing, Commodities, International, Investing Ideas

A month ago, Shinzo Abe was successful in his quest for a second chance to be Japan's prime minister (he previously held the premiership, but resigned due to health reasons). The... Read >>

How to Make Big Profits from This Falling Currency

1/2/2013, 3:30 pm from StreetAuthority in Investing, International

One mark of a successful investor is the ability to think outside the box. There is a never-ending opportunity for investors who remain open to new horizons. Many investors get trapped with a... Read >>

Play The Japan Rally With These ETFs

12/27/2012, 7:32 am from Benzinga in Investing, International, Investing Ideas

The Nikkei 225, Japan's benchmark equity index, has surged almost nine percent in the past month as investors have bought into the notion that newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe... Read >>

Time To Profit From The Decline Of The Japanese Yen

12/19/2012, 5:35 pm from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

By Ben Mountifield : Japan's newly elected president, Shinzo Abe, has signaled his intention to do whatever he can to devalue the Japanese yen in order to provide a boost to the nation's... Read >>

Japan ETFs Basking in Glow of Abe Win

12/19/2012, 2:28 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

Exchange traded funds tracking Japan, the world's third-largest economy, have done something many U.S.-focused ETFs did not do: Perform well immediately following a national election. While... Read >>

A Look Ahead: This Week's ETFs to Watch

12/17/2012, 6:03 am from Benzinga in Investing, Bonds, ETFs, Investing Ideas

Welcome back to Wall Street run by Capitol Hill. For traders and investors that are often frustrated by the intersection of Capitol Hill and Wall Street, the last two weeks of 2012 could offer... Read >>

Japan is Cheap, But Watch The Yen

12/4/2012, 1:22 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

It has been a familiar battle cry for Japan bulls for what feels like ages now: Japanese equities are cheap on a valuation basis. The first problem is, due to unfavorable demographics and a... Read >>

Japan ETFs Pop as Election Nears; Yen Falls

11/15/2012, 1:03 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International, Investing Ideas

On another down day for U.S. equities, a surprising group of ETFs are noticeably higher: Japan ETFs. With the world's third-largest economy likely to hold elections next month, traders... Read >>

Yen Weakens on Hopes for Further Easing

11/15/2012, 12:56 pm from Benzinga in Investing, ETFs, International

The yen is trading at its lowest level against the U.S. dollar in six months after Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda held up his end of a bargain struck with the opposition parties and... Read >>

Will Central Banks Cancel Government Debt?

10/15/2012, 3:39 pm from SeekingAlpha in Investing, Stocks

By SL Advisors : The FT today has a dynamite article with the abovementioned title by Gavyn Davies, Chairman of Fulcrum Asset Management. As the title suggests, Mr. Davies speculates that... Read >>