 Personal Finance Daily MARCH 14, 2012 Wednesday's Personal Finance StoriesBy MarketWatch
Robert Powell talks to financial advisers about how investors should get ready. While some say home-improvement retailers are the safest way to invest in a housing recovery, others suggest banks and even home builders. Also on the topic of real estate, read today's Economic Report, which describes how home prices in Canada have shot up, although incomes haven't kept pace with the growth. Is our neighbor to the north facing a housing bubble? — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance Investment opportunities as housing improves As the U.S. housing market slowly improves, investors should look to home-improvement retailers for growth opportunities — and even home builders and banks. Read more: Investment opportunities as housing improves. Canada's housing market flirts with bubble Rising home prices over the past decade, combined with mounting household debts, have fed concerns that Canada's housing market has formed a bubble that's about to burst. Read more: Canada's housing market flirts with bubble. Aussies aim to rebrand wine image in U.S. Australian vintners are trying to counteract the slightly low-brow image their wines have among some Americans, and John Geber is succeeding with Chateau Tanunda. Read more: Aussies aim to rebrand wine image in U.S. ECONOMY AND POLITICS Jump in India's inflation dims rate-cut hopes After falling to a 26-month low in January, inflation in India rises again in February due to an increase in food prices, dimming hopes about the scope of interest-rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India. Read more: Jump in India's inflation dims rate-cut hopes. Quality of China social spending draws attention Promises for more emphasis on quality-of-life wants and needs dominated the grand hall discussions in March as China's top legislators and political advisers gathered in Beijing, Caixin Online reports. Read more: Quality of China social spending draws attention. Santorum scores victories in South Rick Santorum wins Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday night, notching a pair of wins in the South and reinforcing his credentials with GOP conservatives. Read more: Santorum scores victories in South. INVESTING This market is headed higher This is one of those markets where price is the only indicator you need: as long as the S&P 500 continues to rise and hold at important areas of support, you can ignore the other indicators. Read more: This market is headed higher. How to 'Wynn' in the battle of casino moguls As casino moguls Steve Wynn and Kazuo Okada battle it out in court, an arbitrage opportunity awaits investors, writes Ben Weiss. Read more: How to 'Wynn' in the battle of the casino moguls. Six ways people pick brackets (and portfolios) A lot of people spend more time selecting their NCAA basketball tournament bracket than they spend thinking about their investment selections. Read more: Six ways people pick brackets (and portfolios). The looming U.S. labor shortage We are entering into an age where we will praise companies for destroying jobs, not creating them, writes Conor Sen. Read more: The looming U.S. labor shortage. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m  MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111 |
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Personal Finance Daily: House hunting for investment opportunities
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