Ivan Martchev

Ivan Martchev

InvestorPlace Contributor

Ivan Martchev is a research consultant with institutional money manager Navellier and Associates.  Previously, Ivan  served as editorial director at InvestorPlace Media. Ivan was editor of Louis Rukeyser’s Mutual Funds and associate editor of Personal Finance. As co-editor of Wall Street Winners, he has been ranked #1 in the U.S. by investment performance.

Ivan is also co-author of The Silk Road to Riches (Financial Times Press). The book provided analysis of geopolitical issues and investment strategy in natural resources and emerging markets with an emphasis on Asia. The book also correctly predicted the collapse in the US real estate market, the rise of precious metals, and the resulting increased investor interest in emerging markets. Ivan’s commentaries have been published by MSNBC, Dow Jones, Bloomberg, The Motley Fool, InvestorPlace and others.

 

Recent Articles

How to Tap in to Africa’s Profit Potential

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor

Africa, a continent that holds so much promise due its vast natural resources, has better fertility rates than Asia, but a much lesser level of development, which limits the choices that investors have.

Short Selling Stocks – There is Nothing Evil About Shorting!

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor

Short selling and shorting stocks are often seen as evil investing strategies. But the bottom line for equity investors is that short sellers can offer value to the stock market, and provide a source of investing insight. Short selling stocks is not inherently wrong.

Interest Rates and Investing – Is The Fed Out of Ink? (EDV, TLT)

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investors watch interest rates for many reasons, from mortgage rates on their home loan to the economic trends caused by Fed action. But interest rate investing can be tricky, since what the Fed says is one thing and what rates do is very different.

BRIC Funds – Top Brazil Investments of 2010

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor

BRIC investments and Brazil funds have huge potential right now, and Brazil is my favorite natural resource market. Unlike BRIC market Russia, It has no Putin effect and a very conservative central bank, which in today's world of printing money is beginning to sound like an oxymoron. The key to investing in Brazil is understanding that the headline index is dominated by a couple of big companies -- Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) and Vale (NYSE: VALE).

Top-Performing Russian ADRs (WBD, MBT, VIP, MTL)

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor

Of the 46 Russian ADRs, the fout that are listed on major U.S. exchanges offer great growth opportunities for investors.

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