US News Money: “What to Expect From Alternative Investments”

Tim McCarthy — Sun, 02 Feb 2014 03:51:55 +0000

When it comes to alternative investments, there are many questions surrounding the investment, particularly the performance. While your money manager may allocate some of the portfolio to alternative investing, it may take a little longer to realize the value in holding the alternative. With a long term time horizon in mind, it may leave short term “traders” disappointed at the results year over year, especially when compared to typical benchmarks. To learn more about “What to Expect From Alternative Investments” read this article that Tim Mccarthy wrote from US News Money.

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US News Money: “Don’t Be Scared of Emerging Markets”

Tim McCarthy — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 00:33:42 +0000

Emerging markets seem risky to many and investing in emerging markets for the purposes of building a nest egg for retirement may not be appealing. But the huge rates of returns makes international investing in these markets too lucrative to pass up. For example, in the article by Tim Mccarthy, author of the book The Safe Investor, on US news titled Don’t Be Scared of Emerging Markets states that BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China) accounted for only 3% of global GDP back in 2000, but by 2012, that group accounted for 1/5 of the world’s GDP. Investors hesitant or “scared” of the emerging market category are simply missing out on juicy returns. Read more of the article here.

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US News Money: “Don’t Be Scared of Emerging Markets”