Compak Market Wrap

Dr. Ted Carpenter, vice president for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute and Author of “America’s Coming War with China".

-Dr. Ted Carpenter talks to Moe about Hu Jintao's visit to Washington and the upcoming economical war with China. Is China a friend or foe?

Greg Whiteley, Governments Portfolio Manager at Doubleline.

-Greg Whiteley talks about identifying opportunities in the Municipal Bond Market and the benefit of investing municipal bonds.

Karen Dolan, Director of Fund Analysis at Morningstar

-Karen Dolan talks about the Morningstar's Managers of year 2010 based on three award categories - Domestic-Equity Manager, International-Stock Manager and Fixed-Income manager.

Yiannis Mostrous, Editor of the Emerging Markets Spectator Newsletter

-Yiannis Mostrous talks about projected growth in China and emerging Asia despite inflation worries.

-Moe starts the week by giving expert advice on asset allocation and the importance of building a successful retirement plan.

-Moe wraps up the week by talking about CIVETS - Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South Africa - six countries that could be the next wave of emerging markets stardom.

Greg McBride, Senior Financial Analyst at Bankrate.com

-Greg meets with Moe to discuss about the Fed keeping short-term rates low and the possibility of hiking interest rates later due to inflation or lower unemployment level.

David Ellison, President of the FBR Funds

-David Ellison gives a forecast of the 2011 financial stock market and talks about stability in the housing sector.

Micheal Johnston, Senior Analyst and Founder of ETF Database, a Web-based resource for EFT Investors.

-Micheal Johnston talks about investing beyond the four largest emerging market countries and new compelling investment opportunities in other countries.

Jane White, Author of America Welcome to the Poorhouse - What You Must Do to Protect Your Financial Future.

-Jane White talks about the four different forms of financial stress and what should be done about it - both by the consumer and through specific legislative reforms.