This Week on StockHouse February 19 to 23

By StockHouse Editorial Staff

In an insecure world, said Danny Deadlock, you might want to check out shares of Global Options Group (OTC: BB: GLOI), a risk mitigation firm (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19341 ) with a board that’s deep with national security experience.

And Doug Hadfield gave readers a lesson in how to learn (and potentially profit) from the lessons of history (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19342) by examining junior resource winners and losers profiled in recent columns.

Romios Gold (TSX: V.RG) could be one winner from the gold exploration sector (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19345 ), according to this week’s Micro-cap Spotlight column.

This week’s Weekly Wizard, David Reidel, offered up several ideas for investors looking for ways to invest in China (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19352 ).

And Steven Saville looked at the ways in which inflation affects different sectors of the economy and different people in non-uniform ways (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19351).

While Mark McNair, the Securities Sleuth, uncovered another example of backdated options that hurt software investors. (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19353 ).

The scourge of counterfeit drugs (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19355 ) merited some strong words from BioCheck columnists Leon Hamerling and J. Paul.

Is it time to get out of your chip stocks? Don Vialoux wrote that semiconductor ETFs (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19359 ) were weak even during their seasonal period of strength.

Indium may not sparkle like diamonds or gold, but it’s in high demand for use in liquid crystal displays. Pure Metals columnist Luke Burgess reported about two junior firms with indium properties that look promising (http://www.stockhouse.com/shfn/editorial.asp?edtid=19204).

One way to diversify your portfolio and bank big returns is to increase your foreign investments (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19365), said Nancy Zambell. She wrote that with some caveats, investing outside North America can be good for any portfolio.

Also, John De Goey advised investors to make a plan (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/editorial.asp?edtID=19367) with their financial advisor and to revisit it frequently.

Reporter/Editor Sean Mason, meanwhile, attempts to find out why posters are jolly about a moly stock on Buzz on the BullBoards. (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19369)

And, StockHouse Editor Keri Korteling profiles a blogger who’s pondering future uranium producers in Best of the Blogs. (http://www.stockhouse.ca/shfn/article.asp?edtID=19368)