June 30th 2011
Declining Stocks Bullish for Fish Farms
En Route to Montreal on Swiss
One of the biggest bull markets over the last few years lies in the price of salmon and tuna. It’s getting harder to find wild fish species as humans continue to overfish and drain the oceans for consumption purposes.
You’ll find a sushi shop on almost every block these days as consumers crave for a high protein, low fat alternative to red meat.
Blue fin tuna ranks as one of the most over-fished species. The Japanese consume more blue fin tuna than any other country.
Riding some of the more profitable fish farms is a good idea for investors seeking an alternative to conventional commodity trades. Supplies of wild fish are in a secular long-term decline and healthier fish-farming methods increasingly introduced should attract reluctant consumers.
Launched in May, FISN, the Global X Fishing Industry ETF, hit the NYSE offering investors a way to play fish farms.
The Fund holds 20 fish farming companies in its small portfolio and charges 0.69% in annual expenses. Nor
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Juniper’s (JNPR) shares have risen significantly since the company’s previous earnings release unlike Cisco (CSCO), which have trended in the opposite direction. This could imply that investors are more excited about Juniper’s upcoming products relative to Cisco’s. One of these is its new data center technology previously called Project Stratus, which is now being branded QFabric. Besides Cisco, Juniper also competes with Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Huawei-3Com in the network equipment business.
“I suspect that as long as the dollar continues its slide our focus on commodities and resource stocks focusing will prove rewarding,” says Jack Adamo.