Xavier Brenner

Xavier Brenner

520 posts

Xavier Brenner has covered global market, business and economic trends for Interactive Advisors since 2013. An experienced financial journalist, Brenner offers analysis and insights on the stories that matter to the discerning investor.

Japan’s weak economy, faltering exports and rapidly aging population has placed the country at increasing risk of a debt crisis.

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Time to start worrying about Japan

The case for high yielding stocks - even if the dividend tax goes way up.

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Dividend stocks in this time of tax policy uncertainty

The post-election climate could be very good for stocks -- and not so good for bonds.

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Forget the Election. Brace Yourself for the Great Rotation

Milton and Chris Olin work out investment ideas on long bike rides together.

A father and son investing team targeting mispriced stocks

Sometimes sheer luck and good timing matter more than economic policy.

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Presidents and the great economic wheel of fortune

Wall Street may lean Republican, but investors actually do better during Democrat administrations.

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Which party really looks out for investors?

The stock's up over 20% in today's trading.

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Five key takeaways from Facebook’s upbeat earnings

Has China caught the dreaded Japanese deflation syndrome? In September, China’s closely-watched producer price index declined 3.6% versus the year-ago period. What this means in practice is that Chinese factories are losing pricing power and face a major drag on corporate earnings. Chinese industrial companies’ profits fell 6.2 percent in August […]

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