Bond is back.  And so are the product placements. Skyfall—the latest film in the James Bond franchise—opens in theaters next month, but the marketing blitz has already begun.  This week’s Economist opened with a two-page advertising spread for an Omega Seamaster watch—“James Bond’s Choice”—featuring Daniel Craig. Not only does Craig endorse the Omega brand personally...Read More

Back in April, I wrote favorably about Molson Coors ($TAP) (see “Beer Stocks: Crack One Open”), noting that the brewer was significantly cheaper than Anheuser Busch InBev ($BUD) and SABMiller (SBMRY) and that it paid the best dividend of any major brewer.  At 3.1%, its dividend yield at the time was nearly double that of...Read More

Charles Sizemore gives his thoughts on how to invest in Europe to Bloomberg’s Guy Johnson, live in London.  To watch the interview, see “Emerging Market Exposure via Europe“Read More