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6 Reasons to Invest in China and 5 China Profit Plays
Investors who abandon China now will live to regret their decision, says William Patalon III in Money Morning.
William says every successful investor needs a China investing strategy, despite the fact that China’s benchmark index, the Shanghai stock index, is down 56% so far this year.
Following Jim Rogers’ bullish comments on China in a recent exclusive interview with Money Morning, Bill gives six reasons to invest in China and five solid China profit plays.
A Value Investor Looks at China
China is all the rage for the next few weeks as the Olympics are going on. Many are calling this China’s time to showcase itself to the world. I have a lot of friends and analysts who are big China bulls, believing that the next few years will see continued high growth in China, although less than the above 10% of the past few years.
U.S. Dollar Saved by Oil
The price of oil has continued to slide, and is now down over 11% in the past month. This has helped prop the dollar up in spite of a number of poor economic reports here in the United States.
And Then There’s This…Friday, July 25th, 2008
Both gold and silver rose quietly in early morning trading in the Far East. The top for both metals was shortly before 11:00 a.m. in London while most of North America slept. The bottom in both metals came at the end of trading in London. Gold and silver closed the Thursday New York session with minor gains in the spot price. My daily commentaries are always based on Kitco’s spot price charts.
High-Dividend Stocks Will Protect You from Mortgage Mess
Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) are about to go bankrupt, says 12% Letter editor Tom Dyson.
The bottom line is they are both over leveraged. Waaay over leveraged. They bought $1.7 trillion in assets using only $70 billion of investors’ money. To wipe out investors, mortgage values only have to decline by 1.4 percent. And this has already happened.
Tom says the best way to protect your portfolio from the fallout of a failing Fannie and Freddie is to invest in high-dividend stocks…
Derivatives Traders Downgrade Fannie and Freddie
The world’s largest credit-rating companies say mortgage lenders Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) have bullet-proof Aaa credit ratings. But Bloomberg says derivatives traders are treating the discount mortgage brokers as if they are rated five levels lower.
And, ominously, the price of contracts used to speculate on the creditworthiness of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to protect against a default doubled in the past two months.
What about the government’s implied guarantee of the debt held by the companies? It seems investor confidence in short supply.
Growing Brand Awareness of China Consumers Equals Profit
China’s emerging middle class is chasing after the global consumer dream: name brand products. And the companies that make those products are profiting from China’s growing desire for genuine merchandise rather than cheap knock-offs to grow their brands throughout the Asian nation.
Beat the Recession With These Two Stocks
Editor’s Note: McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) is the cheapest place to eat in the US right now.And 12% Letter editor Tom Dyson says it’s going to get more and more business as the recession puts expensive restaurants out of reach. But are prices going to stay low as McDonalds’ transport and food production costs rise? Only time will tell.
How to Profit from Rising Obesity in Asia
Editors Note: Money Morning’s Investment Director Keith Fitz-Gerald says increased wealth and Western influence are having a major impact on the local diet in places like Japan and China. As a result, people are getting bigger. As obesity becomes a social issue, companies will be scrambling to join the new health movement. This, says Keith, will create great opportunities for investors…
Investors Will Watch as Inflation Dominates the Spotlight This Week
Investors better keep an eye on bonds this week.While the stock market may be more fun to follow, fixed income is often a stronger gauge of investor expectations of the economy, future U.S. Federal Reserve policy, and inflation.
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