Online Stock Trading

I was carpooling this morning with my friend when we entered a discussion about the merits and drawbacks of using ADR’s as a means to benefit from already strong overseas companies during these weak times of the U.S. dollar. Even though the conversation was general, it got me thinking. Ultimately, later in the day, I concluded that an obvious way would be one where successful foreign companies also happened to pay dividends. Once I got home this evening, I decided to snoop around, and while snooping, I found a plethora of material on the subject. Keep in mind though that profiting from further decline in the dollar requires two things: you actually have to bet against the dollar, and you have to be right. If you believed me then, then remember that now, after watching the steady decline of the dollar, it might actually be the worst time to bet against the dollar. Personally, I’m undecided. Either way though, here you have them:

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Here are at least 52 ways you can profit from the dollar’s decline:

This article discusses 5 overseas companies which could benefit from a falling dollar. All 5 are stocks you can buy here.

This article discusses 3 strategies that could make gains with the dollar’s fall. Of particular note is the Falling U.S. Dollar Fund which gains on the dollar’s decline. Fascinating.

This article mentions 4 participants (really one company and 3 categories) in the dollar’s movement. Noteworthy is it’s mention of Google being a winner because such a large percentage of its revenues now come from overseas.

This article discusses 7 ways, some quite literal, to profit from a fall in the dollar. Some of those mentioned are geared toward daily living, others are more specifically related to outright investing, while another actually points the way to how completely normal Americans can hold mutual funds denominated in foreign currencies.

This article talks about 2 relatively new U.S. dollar ETFs: one that is bearish, one bullish.

This article talks about 7 companies with vast overseas opportunities which can profit in two ways: from the fact that many foreign markets are performing better than domestic ones, and from the fact that those higher earnings can be translated into even higher gains once they are converted back into US dollars. Also of particular note is the use of foreign dividends.

This site regularly posts material about metals and other commodities, many of which are directly related to events surrounding the dollar’s decline. Besides all the good material though, I really like the writer.

This article has 1 major discussion about dollar trends and elaborates on what those trends can mean for other wider arenas, including gold plays.

This article talks about at least 11 other ETFs that are currency funds where one could profit from volatility in the U.S. dollar market without having to resort to Forex trading.

This book is 1 that would seem to be prophetic. It was written in 2004.

This article discusses 11 ways to evaluate things around you to verify that they are consistent with the dollar’s decline.

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