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The Motley Fool
June 2, 2004 |
The ABCs of OTC In the course of your financial reading, you'll occasionally run across "OTC-traded" stocks. OTC officially stands for "over-the-counter," but "over-the-computer" is more appropriate today.   |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2002
Karen Kroll |
Bidding Without Boundaries Public manufacturing companies will need to reach out to a world of investors as stock exchanges go global... |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2004
Martin Hutchinson |
Japan: Recovery at Last Is now finally the time to buy into Japan? Japan had a bubble in the late 1980s, like the U.S. had in the late 1990s. Now, after 13 years of decline, the market's 70% off its peak and looks like a buy for value investors. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
How Foreign Firms Can Attract U.S. Investors: Overcoming 'Home Bias' There are clearly substantial benefits to foreign firms that are able to attract U.S. investors in terms of lowering the cost of capital. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
Great Stocks You're Overlooking The over-the-counter exchange is a great place to dig for foreign values. Rostelecom... Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods... China Life Insurance... |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
John Rossant |
A Listing On Wall Street? Non, Merci Because the regulatory environment in the U.S. is seen as increasingly onerous, many big European and Asian companies no longer crave a listing there. Indeed, the roster of corporations that shun American bourses is growing. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2005
Rich Smith |
International Superstar Stocks: The ABCs of ADRs Want to invest internationally, but with minimal hassle? Investing in American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) can give you full access to some of the world's greatest companies. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2008
Brian Richards |
Pay Attention to These Stocks Some spectacular companies are hiding in an unlikely place. Read on to see where to find them. |
CFO
July 1, 2002 |
Take Me To Your Ledger Plus, good news for a hybrid tax shelter... why Americans don't invest abroad... NYSE wins a battle on Nasdaq's own turf... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2006 |
The ABCs of OTC The Nasdaq and the NYSE compete against each other, and in order to do so more effectively, the Nasdaq is creating a new top tier of listings. The NYSE, meanwhile, has merged with Archipelago Holdings, has gone public and is introducing a lower tier of listings. |
On Wall Street
January 1, 2009
J Gibson Watson |
International Investing Offers Opportunities An SEC rule in October opened the floodgates for American Depository Receipts -- what does that mean for you and your clients? |
CFO
September 1, 2002
Alix Nyberg |
Exchange Shopping European stock exchanges may be aggressively marketing to foreign firms. But U.S. companies need a good business reason to list overseas. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Rich Smith |
Russia Combines Oil and Gas Gazprom and Rosneft will merge and trade freely, but rather than being tempted to buy into the rapidly appreciating Gazprom, investors should consider sitting this oil rush out. |
The Motley Fool
April 26, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Where the Yields Are The best dividend payers are perhaps not where you think. Great businesses that boast high yields can be found in any industry, as long as you broaden your search to overseas markets. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2004
Roger Nusbaum |
Altered Reality of Foreign Investing Globalization's changed how the world's markets interact -- and how your portfolio fares. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Take Your Portfolio on Vacation Even the most ardent patriot should consider non-American stocks. Many investors have been conditioned to fear anything that exists beyond their borders. Sometimes, though, you may actually like what you find. |
BusinessWeek
June 28, 2004
Joseph Weber |
Out-Of-Sync Markets Investors out to capitalize on diverging economies must cast their nets with care. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Global Securities Markets Present Tough Challenges for Investors and Regulators The bursting of the Internet bubble, the collapse of Enron and the emerging demutualization of securities exchanges, especially in Europe, have brought the role of securities market regulators into sharper focus than before... |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2002
Eric Uhlfelder |
Reversal of Fortune More than likely, some sub-$5 stocks will dodge the bullet and turn around. But since such recoveries likely will depend on improvement in the broad economy, most clients would probably be better off sticking with companies that have better weathered the bear market. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Matsushita's Picture Is Still Murky While currently small compared to those available from other high-income opportunities, the Japanese consumer electronics company's dividend yield will likely increase further if its business improves to match its expense reductions. |
The Motley Fool
April 2, 2004
Martin Hutchinson |
India: Emerging for Your Dollars How can you benefit from the biggest story in world business today? Guest writer Martin Hutchinson offers an overview of India's economy, the risks therein, and good investment choices available to U.S. investors. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Bill Mann |
International Superstar Stocks: A Cautionary Tale International investors beware -- some countries place corporate power grabs over shareholder rights. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2004
Bill Mann |
CNOOC and the Invisible Split Chinese oil giant CNOOC is splitting its shares 5-for-1, but this won't change a thing on the NYSE. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Frederik Balfour |
Offshore Funds Take Flight Again With worries about war and SARS fading, they moved higher |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Powerfully Performing ADRs American deposit receipts are nifty devices that help you invest in international markets. |
The Motley Fool
May 4, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Dueling Fools: International Bull Savvy investors should have a diversified portfolio that contains both American and foreign stocks. ADRs provide investors with the benefits of foreign diversification and the protections afforded by American securities laws. |
Registered Rep.
October 8, 2002
Rick Weinberg |
To Improve Profitability, Merrill Curtailing Trading of OTC Issues. A Time to Buy Small-Cap Issues? "With fewer players, that means there will find more inefficiencies in that part of the market." |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2001
Fick & Mitsoff |
Capital Balancing Act: Preferred vs. Common Stock Because every REIT has unique characteristics and investment opportunities, there is no formula that applies in every situation... |
BusinessWeek
September 8, 2010
Ben Steverman |
A Touch of Class for the Pink Sheets Large, reputable foreign companies are taking up residence on a dodgy stretch of Wall Street. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Why Stock Exchanges Matter Does it really make a difference where your shares trade? |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2004
Bill Mann |
Deconstructing YUKOS Consider what happened with YUKOS. It's important to consider a country's political stability and property rights when you invest overseas. Just remember, your rights may not be protected. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Brian Bremner |
Truly, A World Of Uncertainty Despite growth in China and India, analysts see no safe harbor. Their advice: Tread carefully, very carefully. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Three Cheap Foreign Stocks Juice your returns by buying foreign stocks when the dollar is falling. Mexico's Cemex... South Korea's SK Telecom... Anglo-Dutch Unilever... |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
International Superstar Stocks: Japan For those who have the inclination and the determination to add some international diversity to their portfolios, Japan is a great place to look for opportunities. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2004
Tim Beyers |
What Is a Good Dividend? One expert tours the market to find out what makes a worthwhile dividend. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
How Companies Go Public A basic description of how companies raise money through an initial public offering, or IPO. |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
The Least You Can Invest Don't think that you need to buy at least 100 shares. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2009
Christopher Barker |
A Crash Course in ADRs Shedding light on the mysterious delisting of the London-based miner Anglo American ADR. |
Registered Rep.
February 1, 2003
Stuart Chaussee |
Trading Places It's time for a growth rebound. The argument for growth rests on the reversion-to-the-mean concept. Overly simplified, the concept means that when stocks (or any asset class) outperform their historical average, that asset class enters a period of underperformance and vice versa. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Sprinting for M&A A merger should help wireless companies iPCS Inc. and Horizon PCS Inc. go from Pink Sheets to Nasdaq. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Toby Shute |
The Delisting Debacle Many global firms are leaving the NYSE; trading volume of these issues is very light relative to activity back on home exchanges, so the companies figure the cost of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance outweighs the benefit of the U.S. listing. |
BusinessWeek
March 5, 2007
Lewis Braham |
Stock Trades Without Borders Investing on exchanges worldwide is finally becoming simple - and cheap. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2005 |
What Are ADRs? If you want to invest abroad, you may need some American Depositary Receipts, or ADRs. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Brian Richards |
2 Things That Will Affect Your Returns in 2008 Low-cost brokerages and foreign stocks you can purchase directly on our major exchanges are the two things that will affect your returns in 2008 -- and 2009, 2010, and beyond. How so? Read on to see. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2007
Sham Gad |
China's Stock Market Alphabet Confused by all the different share classes of Chinese companies? Here's some help. |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
Banking on Small Banks Here are two small banks with big promise. Their customer-friendly ways have produced shareholder-friendly results, and diversified portfolios should take notice. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 25, 2008
Ivy Schmerken |
InterContinental Exchange Acquires Yellow Jacket Software to Expand its Electronic Trading of OTC Derivatives Exchanges are moving into OTC derivatives as these instruments become more standardized and can trade on exchange-like electronic platforms. |
Entrepreneur
November 2003
C.J. Prince |
Going Public A reverse merger may be the fast way to take your business public, but is it for you? |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Invest Internationally With ADRs You're not out of luck if you want to invest in companies trading on foreign exchanges. ADRs are securities representing shares of foreign firms. Here are a few of the best-known ones, to give you an idea of what's out there: Nokia... Baidu... etc. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2006
Rich Smith |
The Olympics and Investing: The Home Team Get to Know a Country: And where better to begin than with Olympic host nation Italy. This is a pretty easy country to get to know, investment-wise: Benetton... De Rigo... Luxottica... Natuzzi ... |
