Hi Everyone, There is nothing like a 108 degree day to make me think of water. The recent U.S. equity market pullback got us looking for logical investment opportunities and water came to mind once again. Take a look, Susan Water Wealth "For U.S. investors, accustomed to abundant and free water, getting used to the idea of water as a commercial commodity takes time. Analysts expect water to evolve into a widely traded equity over the … [Read more...]

Hi Everyone, We are once again seeing many American investors retreating from certain equity investments in favor of bonds. Start swimming upstream. ~Susan SWIMMING UPSTREAM Know when you should The May 11th issue of The Wall Street Journal (page C1) reminded us again that the average investor is usually too busy following the herd to swim upstream. Swimming upstream can have its advantages. "Go with the flow" may be great … [Read more...]

Hi Everyone, Economic indicators come in all forms. My favorite is called my gut or my intuition but since I can't pass that on, I'll share a few useful ones that you should know about. ~Susan Intriguing Indicators Around the time I was graduating, the Big Mac Index was born. The idea is simple. What would certain currencies be worth if the price of a Big Mac was the same everywhere? Quality control makes it work. Big Macs … [Read more...]

The Buckets Hi Everyone, For as long as I can remember, investment professionals have used "buckets" to educate clients on and address a variety of financial issues. The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) just dedicated another issue to "The Bucket Strategy" in their April 2012 publication. Let's take a look. ~Susan Buckets as an Income Strategy "The bucket strategy will have buckets of funds designated for use in … [Read more...]