SNOW & ICE HEAT UP THE MARKET

By David Nelson, CFA After taking a standing 8 count in January, U.S markets have battled back close to break-even for the year. Europe is in the green and some countries like Egypt have had explosive moves higher. If you asked professional investors at the start of the year which part of the world would […]

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The Siren Song of Emerging Markets (EEM)

By David Nelson, CFA The emerging markets have always been the beta trade. U.S. markets go up and Emerging Markets rise even more. The inverse was also true but we knew that going in. These were developing markets that would sometimes falter. Inflation, policy mistakes, revolutions, dictators you name it were all risks investors were […]

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This Is Not 2008 – Al Jazeera America

http://youtu.be/D97QzIHoeME David joins Al Jazeera America host Del Walters to discuss the recent sell-off in global markets.

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Business News Network – Bears Scored a Couple of Touchdowns

David talks with BNN’s Catharine Murray about the big sell-off in global markets

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January – What Happened, Why It Happened and What We Are Doing About It!

By David Nelson, CFA January was a month most stock investors would like to forget, especially coming on the heels of 2013 where the market offered few opportunities to get in.  Alpha Select outperformed this month but a 3.6% fall in the S&P has to be addressed. Let’s talk about; What happened, Why it happened […]

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Central Bank to the World?

By David Nelson, CFA The emerging market sell-off in the last couple of weeks has sparked a debate as to whether the Fed should slow down or even pause their withdrawal from quantitative easing programs. Those looking for the fed to relax their stance were disappointed on Wednesday with the Fed announcing another cut back […]

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The Willis Report – Apple & Emerging Markets Face-Off

http://youtu.be/xZhsR0tqKaU David joins Fox Business Host Gerri Willis and dukes it out with David McAlvany and Sean Hyman.

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David on Emerging Markets – The Willis Report

http://youtu.be/gSmIEJld7_I David shares his thoughts on the emerging markets with Fox Business host Gerri Willis on The Willis Report.

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