Soaring sales of Apple’s iPhone 3G in Latin America reveal an investment opportunity with one of the most overlooked telecom providers in the world. America Movil (NYSE: AMX) already has a waiting list of consumers waiting to buy the Apple iPhone 3G — indicating that strong future sales could propel the Latin American carrier to new highs.

The former president of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, has pointed out that the country’s new middle class is very different from the one Latin America experienced in the 1940s and 1970s: more dependent on the market than on the state.

It’s no coincidence that this market-driven generation is buying up cell phones like crazy.

What that means is market-driven economies, and the entrepreneurs that thrive in them, rely on real-time communications to run their businesses.

Emerging markets are the place for investment bankers to wheel and deal during the next couple of years, says Martin Hutchinson in Money Morning.

Emerging markets’ share of investment banking revenue has increased in both percentage share and in total value over the past few years.

Of course, if you want to buy into this dynamic growth business you need to invest in emerging markets investment banks. Martin has picked three that are worth a look…

You won’t see really exciting market growth anywhere in the developed world right now. There’s not even much to be found in emerging market economies.

But there are still countries with over 6% growth, says Andrew Gordon in Investor’s Daily Edge. Some of them, such as Afghanistan and Angola, aren’t the safest places in the world, however. And they are difficult to invest in directly.

A way around this is to find an American company doing business in these high-growth economies or a foreign company listed on a US stock exchange.

US stocks haven’t exactly been putting in stellar performances lately. But that’s not the case for emerging market stocks. Taipan Emerging Markets blog editor Irwin Greenstien’s Emerging Market Index is up 9.3%. That’s after 5% gains last week…

At Contrarian Profits we’re always on the lookout for hidden value opportunities. That’s why the following piece by Taipan Daily’s emerging markets expert Irwin Greenstein has got us really excited.

Irwin says the decision by China Investment Corp (CIC), the country’s $200-billion sovereign wealth fund (SWF) to allocate $250 million in emerging markets means Latin ETFs could receive a big boost.

Irwin says China needs to diversify out the diving dollar and gain greater control of energy reserves – and Latin America serves both purposes best…