All Posts Tagged With: "Chris Mayer"
8 Facts That Show America Is No Longer Top Dog
“It does not take any prophecy or forecasting to see the second Industrial Revolution unfolding at light speed in places such as China and India,” says Mayer’s Special Situations editor Chris Mayer. That’s why any investor worth his salt must include overseas markets in his long-term investment plan. Below, Chris lists eight facts that show America is no longer top dog in the world economy…
Chris Mayer Says Buy Stocks That Own Land
Former banker and editor of Captial & Crisis Chris Mayer says buying shares in companies that own land is a great way to invest. There a number of listed companies that allow you to do this. Chris says it’s one of those truly timeless ways to get rich over time.
Best Time to Buy Is During Maximum Pessimism
When you have a lot of problems you also have a lot of opportunity. This is the message Capital and Crisis editor Chris Mayer takes from the life of legendary investor and mutual fund pioneer John Templeton. Templeton said the best time to buy assets is during points of “maximum pessimism” - a concept many investors struggle with…
Blue Water Energy, The Offshore Oil Boom
You may have heard about Brazil’s Tupi and Carioca, which may be the two biggest oil fields discovered in the last 30 years. What makes these discoveries particularly remarkable, in addition to their size, is where they are. They lie underwater, hundreds of miles off the coast of Brazil. Call it “blue water energy.”
Mining the Sea Floor
The Adventures of Tintin is a comic book series started back in 1929. My nine-year-old son loves it. I enjoy reading it along with him because the hero of the series, a young Belgian reporter named Tintin, often finds himself in interesting historical settings and exotic places. (My favorite story is “The Blue Lotus,” which takes place during Japan’s occupation of China in the 1930s.)
Don’t Buy Another Mutual Fund, Until You Read This
I’ve long held that mutual funds are full of bad habits, like a boy who can’t stop picking his nose and burping at the dinner table. If you had to design a poor investor, you need look no further than the typical mutual fund.
How to Play the Coming Water Crisis
A water crisis is coming, says Special Situations guru Chris Mayer.
Fresh water supplies are drying up in the US, says Chris, even as a growing population and increased biofuel production create more demand. And water is still too cheap, given it’s demand.
This could soon change. As shortages become more frequent, the price of water resources will go up. This makes the industry a promising investment play. More from Chris…
Past Lessons in the Boom-and-Bust Cycle
Don’t give up on the housing market just yet, says Chris Mayer in The Daily Reckoning. The boom and bust cycle has been going on since long before the latest housing crisis.
The Five ‘D’s of a Sick Monetary System
Capital & Crisis editor Chris Mayer recently attended the inaugural meeting of the Society for Austrian Economic Thought. At the meeting Chris picked up on what Dr. Andre Homberg, the organizer of the event, laid it out as the five ‘D’s of a sick monetary system…
How to Profit From Airlines’ Push for Fuel Efficiency
The airline industry is facing a major crisis.
The price of fuel now makes up 35 percent of airline costs compared with 13 percent a decade ago. Capital and Crisis editor Chris Mayer says if oil prices stay where they are and nothing else changes, the airline industry will lose about $6 billion this year, compared with a profit of $5.6 billion last year.
This creates a great ‘hidden’ opportunity for investors. More fuel-efficient engines will require the use of exotic metals that can cope with higher-then-normal engine temperatures - metals like cobalt…
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