Global finance expert Nicholas Vardy examines the history of the small-cap effect and its potential long-term benefits for investors.

Global investment analyst Nicholas Vardy explains how a small specialty insurance company is consistently outperfoming Warren Buffett’s business giant.

Global investing expert Nicholas Vardy explains the wisdom of Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathawa.y and long-time partner of Warren Buffett.

Global investor Nicholas Vardy discusses how America could deter companies that seek to leave its shores by offering them more favorable tax plans.

Global investing expert Nicholas Vardy reveals the nations that have performed the best in 2015 and examines promising stocks for each country.

Investment guru Nicholas Vardy explains the “hedgehog” and “fox” investing styles and why one of these strategies is dangerous for investors’ portfolios.

Global investment expert Nicholas Vardy examines the history and trends of the global commodities market to determine whether it has bottomed.

Writer Jim Woods explains in a guest column how the recent Canadian election will impact investments in U.S. markets.

Global investment expert Nicholas Vardy explains factor investing and the secrets behind the strategy’s success.

Cities play a central role in the global economy. And their importance is growing by the day. The leading global cities in the world are the centers of innovation, commerce, media, culture and politics that are the drivers of human progress.

When it came to bombed-out sectors during Q3, there was plenty of structural damage to go around.

Ireland-based food giant Kerry Group Plc (KRYAF) is well known for its ingredient and flavors business. This week, the company celebrates the opening of a €100 million global technology and innovation center near the town of Naas, just outside of | Read More »

After experiencing its first technical correction of 10% since 2011, the U.S. stock market has bounced back from the lows it reached on Aug. 24. Since then, volatility has eased and the S&P 500 has recovered almost 7%. I already | Read More »

By Patric Hale This week’s Global Guru guest columnist is my friend Patric Hale, who has put together a compelling and original list of economic entities from across the world as a measure of global economic power and influence. I | Read More »

Last week, I discussed how BRIC investing went bust. Well, as it turns out, I may have unfairly picked on the BRICs. After all, investors everywhere on the planet are having a rough time. In the past, it has been | Read More »

The popularity of the acronym “BRICs” — which stands for the fast-growth economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China — spread like wildfire in the post-financial-crisis world. Coined by ex-Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill in 2003, the BRICs came to | Read More »

What a week it has been… During the course of the past five sessions, the S&P 500 has corrected by 10%. Yesterday, it suffered its worst day of trading since 2011. And the Shanghai stock market tumbled 19% during the past | Read More »

The way in which Americans are consuming media is undergoing a revolution. Early 2015 marked the first time in history that the number of pay-TV subscribers in the United States dropped. During Q2, 566,000 customers “cut the cord” to pay | Read More »

In a bull market that’s six-plus years old, bull runs in hot sectors become increasingly scarce commodities.

I’ve written about The Economist magazine’s “Big Mac Index” many times in The Global Guru. But if you’re new to this quick and dirty but useful method of measuring the relative values of global currencies, then here’s the basic idea. | Read More »