Among BRIC funds, Brazil investments may offer greater returns than China, India and Russia. Find out what makes this Latin American nation the current leader in BRIC investments now – and for the foreseeable future.

Brazil's emerging market may prove to be a great BRIC investment. Find the latest information on BRIC funds and learn why Brazil investments are currently more compelling than those in Russia, India and China.

Among the best investments to buy now in China are a number of high yield dividend stocks. These include crude oil, natural gas and coal energy stocks such as Yazhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. (YZC), CNOOC Ltd. (CEO), PetroChina Co. Ltd. (PTR) and China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP). Also in the mix are communications stocks such as China Mobile Limited (CHL), City Telecom (H.K.) Limited (CTEL) and Giant Interactive Group, Inc. (GA). Rounding out the list is the China rail stock Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd. (GSH) and health care stock China Medical Technologies, Inc (CMED).

Now that much of the agenda and risk is already out on the table with health care reforms, the healthcare sector is starting to look like a viable investment opportunity. And lest you think it's just for biotech stocks and insurance giants, let me remind you that there are some great dividend stocks to be had here – and one of my favorites is Medical Facilities Corporation (MFCSF). The stock currently has a dividend yield north of 10%!

Both traders and longer-term investors should look at Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: CY), which has been in a bull market for years.

Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE: AUY) made a high-volume break, and then quickly reversed to just under its breakout point where it is a strong buy.

Find out where the major support and resistance levels are for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Investing in gold is easy, and can be quite profitable. China is fast emerging as an enormous market for precious metals of all types, and particularly gold bullion. For many years now India has been the world's largest gold market, but that designation has recently come under pressure from the Red Dragon. In fact, last year demand for gold bullion in India fell by a whopping 33%, while demand in China surged 9%. This renewed Chinese investing in gold, as well as the current flux in the equity and currency markets, means big profit opportunities in gold ETFs such as the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD).

There's a lot of talk about a "China bubble" and how China stocks are peaking. Don't believe it. The reality is that China's stock market is like any stock market – there are good investments and bad investments. So how do you find the good stocks in China? Simple: Buy what China buys. And since the People's Republic is seeing soaring energy demand -- specifically demand for crude oil. That means good things for major China oil stocks like CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), PetroChina Co. Ltd. (NYSE: PTR), and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (NYSE: SNP).

Coal is a cheap source of energy. This is the biggest reason why the Chinese use coal to produce 80% of their electricity, while the U.S. uses coal for about 60%. India is another big consumer of the fuel, but it consumes only one-fifth as much as China. This big demand means big potential for coal stocks such as global coal stocks Sasol (NYSE: SSL), Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), Puda Coal (AMEX: PUDA) and Yanzhou Coal (NYSE: YZC).

Traders need to exercise caution and invest only in the stocks that will benefit most from the economic recovery.

With Greece's debt troubles, a lot of international investors are bullish on the euro. But there is one Asian currency that may soon follow the unraveling euro, and that's the Japanese yen. But you can find good stocks there. Nissan (NASDAQ: NSANY) is boosting capacity in China by 70% by 2012 as the country surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest car market. Toyota (NYSE: TM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) are not far behind. Everyone knows that the battle for market share is critical at the moment. Even General Motors, which is a ghost of its former self, is selling more cars in China in the first three months of 2010 than it is in the U.S. And Hitachi (NYSE: HIT), which at one point was 2% of the Japanese economy, is a huge industrial conglomerate that will also be a direct beneficiary of BRICs' growth.

Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) is a California-based company with a portfolio of oil- and gas-producing properties in the U.S., Latin America, and the Middle East. Occidental Petroleum stock offers favorable exposure to higher oil prices. According to the firm's most recent presentation, a $1.00 increase in crude oil prices -- a move of about 1.2% at today's levels -- adds about $34 million to its net income. OXY earnings that could be boosted by this trend.

Despite its appreciation in the past year, Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust (GGN) is still in a powerful bull market.

Investors should take a full position in Teva Pharmaceutical (TEVA), which just issued a buy signal.

Health benefits provider Humana Inc. (HUM) posted quarterly diluted EPS of $1.52 this morning, higher than analysts' estimates of $1.14 and above the company's own forecast of $1.10-$1.20. Humana also raised its full-year guidance, following the footsteps of United Health Group Inc. (UHI), which raised its guidance last week following a strong quarterly report. Cigna Corp. (CI) is scheduled to report quarterly earnings next week and is expected to post good numbers. Aetna Inc. (AET), which is reporting later this week, is not expected to post similar gains.