Asia ETFs

Asian exchange-traded funds (ETFs) act much like a traditional mutual fund in that they are baskets of securities that are able to be bought all at once. The main difference is that mutual funds essentially trade once each day while ETFs trade throughout the day. Including Asia ETFs in your portfolio offers an excellent avenue for diversification at a low cost. ETFs provide a unique way to for investors to profit from the opportunities in Asia and you would be wise to use them.

Inflation and Hong Kong

Robert Hsu, March 13, 2008

As you know, inflation has been increasing at this level for the past year. The Chinese central bank even agressively raised interest rates six times in 2007 in an attempt to curb inflation. But these efforts haven't made much of a difference. Let's look at what kind of an impact this will have on China, as well as what we should do going forward. more...

Ultra-Short ETFs

Robert Hsu

Professional traders are using hedging strategies more and more -- especially when volatility increases during panic sell-offs like the one we saw on Tuesday. This week, I will show you how you can hedge your portfolio by shorting the U.S. market. Trust me when I say it's easier than it sounds. Read futher to learn all about Ultra-Short ETFs. more...

Profiting from the Gateway to China

Robert Hsu

Hong Kong is only the size of a large Chinese city, yet it acts as a connecting link between China's Communist regime and Western capitalist powers. Hong Kong is benefiting hugely from China's economic emergence, thanks to its superior legal and financial systems. I expect that to continue, giving us a good invesmtent opportunity. more...

Are China ETFs a Good Investment?

Robert Hsu

One of the questions I get most frequently from your fellow readers -- and from investors in general: Is there a China Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) for American investors? The answer to that question is yes, but the question of whether it's a good investment is a different one entirely. more...

A Golden Opportunity

Robert Hsu

For much of my career as a professional investor, I regarded gold as a barbaric relic of antiquity. But in the summer of 2004, when oil broke through $40 a barrel, I realized that we'd entered a new era -- a multi-year commodity bull market driven by emerging economies and led by China. My perception of gold changed. more...

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