For long-term investors, China continues to offer attractive long-term growth prospects and investors should view any pullback in Chinese equities as a buying opportunity. China's ports are poised for a turnaround; I discuss one of my favorites and examine its growth potential.

Lawsuits, accidents, and other unexpected events can put your personal assets at risk. Protecting assets from these and other potential losses is a prime goal for many people. While expensive asset protection packages are available from various finance professionals, there are much simpler ways to protect most assets that should be implemented before considering the more elaborate plans

Our basic guidance is to focus on solid businesses with healthy balance sheets that have withstood historic stress since this recession got going in late 2007. We’re interested in companies that generate sustainable dividends.

Unique estate planning strategies are required for Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs). Most discussions of IRAs focus on how to build and invest the IRA’s balance and then on how to decide on a withdrawal schedule. The treatment of IRAs in estate planning often is overlooked, and that can shortchange heirs.

Can the economy recover without a jump in consumer spending?

Clusters of positive monthly gains in LEI above 0.5 percent typically suggest an end to recession. Given this backdrop, I’m sticking with my projection that the recession in the US will end either late in the third quarter of 2009 or early in the fourth quarter. I suspect there’s more upside to come for stocks as the market snaps back from the worst recession since at least 1982.

In good times, it’s natural to seek investments that will grow the fastest. Conversely, tough times like these bring out investors’ impulse to flee to the safest bets. The trouble is, nothing is 100 percent safe under all circumstances. And even pinpointing the highest percentage investments can be a chore when the economy is apparently shrinking and credit markets are still recovering from their deepest freeze in decades.

Nuclear power generation will play a vital role in meeting rising global demand. That nuclear power is a carbon-free source is only one factor in its rising profile; the operating economics are also highly competitive. Total global generation from nuclear sources is projected to grow close to 40 percent by 2030, with developing world countries such as China and India driving much of that growth. 

Look for buying opportunities as the markets stutter, and don't sweat the spate of capital raises among master limited partnerships.

My goal in writing New Tech Investor is twofold: to help educate potential investors in emerging technology before they invest in some of the wild technologies; and to provide a base of reference, sites you can go to for more in-depth information on particular technologies or tech news. The ezine aspires to be a digest of emerging technology (emtech) info and vetting service all wrapped into one. This issue features a brief rundown of what's going on in the emerging technologies space, from nanotech to alternative energies.