Alec Young

• Go East, Young Man!

  By Beth Piskora  |  September 1, 2008

  For investors interested in diversifying their portfolios with European holdings, the best advice may be to look to the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, as...

• Emerging Into a Downturn

  By Staff Writer  |  March 1, 2008

  After years of outperforming the U.S. market, emerging markets, as measured by the SCI Emerging Markets index, topped out last October, moving downward in fits...

• Experts Differ on Japan for '08

  By Staff Writer  |  February 1, 2008

  From 2003 to 2006, investors were well served with Japanese equity funds. Then in 2007, the average Japanese equity fund posted a loss of 6.42%,...

• It's a Small World After All

  By Staff Writer  |  December 1, 2007

  Stocks in developed international markets look like a bargain these days, trading at a 13.1 times consensus estimates of 2008 earnings. By contrast, the S&P...

• China's Bubble May Not Spell Trouble for Global Investors

  By Staff Writer  |  May 21, 2007

  Despite a recent government decision allowing investment in markets outside of the mainland, China's indexes still continue to close higher, fueling renewed speculation in some quarters that the markets are inflated and ready to pop. But Alec Young, international market strategist at Standard & Poor's, says American investors should not...

• Boosting Bonds

  By Staff Writer  |  November 17, 2006

  With interest rate cuts likely from the Fed in 2007, S&P is boosting the recommended exposure to bonds and going out longer term. The Standard & Poor's Model ETF Portfolio has a new fixed-income allocation to reflect a decision by our Investment Policy Committee (IPC) to increase the bond portion...

• Steady At The Helm in Rough Seas

  By Staff Writer  |  July 1, 2006

  Following a volatile but vertical course, international stocks have rocketed upward over the last decade, with a sustained rise since March 2003. Global demand for...

• Silk Purses

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2006

  The average mutual fund investor made money in 2005. Perhaps not as much as in 2004, but positive returns were the norm, nonetheless. On the...

• South American Investments Appear Headed North

  By Staff Writer  |  January 26, 2006

  With skyrocketing inflation, unstable regimes, and other problems that have plagued South America in recent years fading from the picture, the outlook for investments in...