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We’re (Not) All Turning Japanese

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Friday, 24 May 2013 17:04:48 PDT

Japanese stocks swooned Thursday, highlighting what’s been, in our view, mostly an unsustainable, sentiment-driven rally in the country’s markets. For long-term, goal-oriented investors, we believe there are better opportunities outside the land of the rising sun right now.

Solar Wars: A (Un)Renewable Hope?

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Wednesday, 22 May 2013 16:38:04 PDT

Over the last few years, it seems governments have been putting more energy into protecting the solar panel industry than the panels themselves produce.

All-Time Highs … and Still Undervalued?

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Tuesday, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 PDT

Stocks don’t need gangbusters economic growth in order to keep marching higher.

The Return of the Debt Ceiling

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Monday, 20 May 2013 16:17:06 PDT

If no calamity or even remotely negative consequence ensued from suspending the debt ceiling for three months, why should it return?

Lessons from Bangladesh

webmaster@marketminder.com (Elisabeth Dellinger) — Monday, 20 May 2013 16:01:04 PDT

What’s the best way to prevent another catastrophic factory collapse?

Waiting for Shinzo-man

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Friday, 17 May 2013 07:49:12 PDT

Japanese equity markets and growth surged in Q1, but absent necessary structural and economic reforms, is it sustainable?

Icing the Gridlock Cake

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Thursday, 16 May 2013 15:26:52 PDT

Political scandals distract politicians from legislating—a great thing for stocks.

EU Regulatory Wrangling—The Saga Continues

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Wednesday, 15 May 2013 16:52:22 PDT

EU finance ministers continue debating how to treat uninsured depositors when banks fail.

Latvia Likes the Euro (Lats)

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Tuesday, 14 May 2013 08:19:14 PDT

This summer, Latvia hopes to cash in its lats for euros. But after all of the euro’s bad press lately, couldn’t this currency conversion end badly for the Baltics?

Digging Into Earnings

webmaster@marketminder.com (Fisher Investments Editorial Staff) — Monday, 13 May 2013 10:07:41 PDT

Q1 earnings season is winding down. What do the data show?