About a month ago, I recommended traders consider buying Israeli soda-maker, Soda Stream International (Nasdaq: SODA). At the time, the stock was trading around $40.50. Shares have since soared to about $52.70 for a… Read More

Economic forecasting is known as “The Dismal Science”…and for good reason.  That’s because many economists look at a small slice of data and come up with bold forecasts. Sometimes they nail an economic forecast with dead-on accuracy, but they can also be profoundly wrong.#-ad_banner-# The only way to get it… Read More

One of the first things a day trader learns is how to locate the right stock.  A time-proven and popular method is to look at the stocks and themes that are… Read More

About a month ago, I recommended traders consider buying Israeli soda-maker, Soda Stream International (Nasdaq: SODA). At the time, the stock was trading around $40.50. Shares have since soared to about $52.70 for a 22% gain in a few short weeks.#-ad_banner-# I’ve now spotted another international beverage company that has equally strong potential to bring traders double-digit returns in a short time. The stock is of Mexican beverage firm, Fomento Economico Mexican (NYSE: FMX), or FEMSA. It is the holding company for a number… Read More

About a month ago, I recommended traders consider buying Israeli soda-maker, Soda Stream International (Nasdaq: SODA). At the time, the stock was trading around $40.50. Shares have since soared to about $52.70 for a 22% gain in a few short weeks.#-ad_banner-# I’ve now spotted another international beverage company that has equally strong potential to bring traders double-digit returns in a short time. The stock is of Mexican beverage firm, Fomento Economico Mexican (NYSE: FMX), or FEMSA. It is the holding company for a number of profitable food and beverage operations, including Coca-Cola FEMSA, of which it owns more than a 50% stake. Coca-Cola FEMSA is the world’s largest bottler of Coke products with 37 bottling plants across nine countries in Latin America. Having a major stake in Coke products is good news for the Mexican holding company. On a per capita basis, Mexicans are the world’s largest consumers of Coca-Cola. FMX also has the beer industry covered. The company owns a 20% stake in Dutch brewer, Heineken. And for those who get the late-night munchies after a… Read More

Each week, one of our investing experts answers a reader’s question in the Q&A column from our sister site, InvestingAnswers.com. It’s all part of our mission to help consumers build and protect their wealth through education. If you’d like us to answer one of… Read More

Is Mexico the new China? Until recently, China was the “go-to” manufacturer of choice. Thanks largely to the country’s low wages, companies across the industrialized world were able to have their products produced cheaper in China than at home — or in Mexico. The advantage known as the “China price”… Read More

A few weeks into the New Year, investors seem to be in a carefree mood. The traditional measures of volatility remain at extremely low levels. After all, the European economic crisis has calmed, budget negotiations in Washington aren’t front page news at the moment, and… Read More

One of the first things a day trader learns is how to locate the right stock.  A time-proven and popular method is to look at the stocks and themes that are hot in the news. The trick, however, is not to trade these hot stocks, but to look for similar companies or complimentary industries. The theory is that other stocks within the same industry or theme will soon follow.#-ad_banner-# While this is a standard… Read More

One of the first things a day trader learns is how to locate the right stock.  A time-proven and popular method is to look at the stocks and themes that are hot in the news. The trick, however, is not to trade these hot stocks, but to look for similar companies or complimentary industries. The theory is that other stocks within the same industry or theme will soon follow.#-ad_banner-# While this is a standard stock-locating procedure for day traders, I like to apply it to the long term. As I’ve recently said in this article, real estate is hot right now. Prices are climbing across the globe and builders, real estate investment trusts and associated businesses are riding the wave higher. [Also read: “Why This Little-Known Company Bought 16,000 Homes.”] So when I was looking for stocks surrounding this hot sector, I realized building products would likely benefit from this boom. And no product is more… Read More

The opening range breakout strategy is one of the first day trading strategies explained in detail for individual traders. In 1990, Toby Crabel wrote a book called Day Trading With Short Term Price Patterns and Opening Range Breakout. This book has been out of print for years and it is… Read More

Is Mexico the new China? Until recently, China was the “go-to” manufacturer of choice. Thanks largely to the country’s low wages, companies across the industrialized world were able to have their products produced cheaper in China than at home — or in Mexico. The advantage known as the “China price” still sends tremors through hometown manufacturing facilities in much of the West. But during the past decade the playing field has tilted.#-ad_banner-# Ten years ago, Chinese wages averaged a quarter of those in Mexico. These days, according to The Boston Consulting Group, China’s average manufacturing wage tops Mexico’s, when… Read More

Is Mexico the new China? Until recently, China was the “go-to” manufacturer of choice. Thanks largely to the country’s low wages, companies across the industrialized world were able to have their products produced cheaper in China than at home — or in Mexico. The advantage known as the “China price” still sends tremors through hometown manufacturing facilities in much of the West. But during the past decade the playing field has tilted.#-ad_banner-# Ten years ago, Chinese wages averaged a quarter of those in Mexico. These days, according to The Boston Consulting Group, China’s average manufacturing wage tops Mexico’s, when productivity differences are taken into account. Add to that the proximity to the world’s largest economy — an economy that’s again showing life — and the China price advantage loses even more luster. After all, shipping and travel between the United States and Mexico can be done at a fraction of the time and cost of doing business halfway around the world. Cultural barriers, moreover, are usually less of a hindrance between friendly neighbors than friendly nemeses. Now, I’m not saying China is looking over its shoulder just… Read More