The stock rally, low fixed-income yields, plateauing commodities and legal pressures have added to the concerns many investors have when dealing with hedge funds.
The next major risk for investors is China's "colossal credit bubble, " Marc Faber, editor and publisher of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report told CNBC on Thursday.
Nigeria doesn't seem like a very safe bet for investors. But the country still offers investors several opportunities, especially in the banking and consumer goods sectors.
Inditex, the world's largest clothing retailer, will experience slower growth in the next three years but will still be far ahead of major competitors like Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), according to one analyst.
The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is set to plummet to $75 per barrel as increased use of shale oil in the U.S. blots out demand for the energy source.
The U.S. will not end its quantitative easing (QE) program before 2014, according to Christian Menegatti, managing director of research at Roubini Global Economics.
The most important number for COMEX gold is $1,540 an ounce. This has determined the precious metal's course in the past and could do so going forward.
The S&P 500 is likely to keep rising sharply and gain more than 30 percent from present-day highs, leading to a potential stock market bubble and subsequent meltdown, Sarasin Bank's chief strategist warned.