International ETFs have been under fire this summer as shifting currency woes and economic forecasts continue to indicate signs of trouble.

One of the key themes that I presented at the start of 2014 was the notion that capital would begin shifting abroad.

For the better part of three years, investing in mining companies has been an exercise in extraordinary patience. A significant portion of the poor performance is attributable to the slowdown in emerging market growth

The preliminary "Flash" PMI reading from HSBC and Markit has dipped below the 50 line which marks the division between expansion and contraction. The contraction for January was the first in six months. Among the effects resulting has been global stock market declines