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If you are a tech investor, and you are not including Asian companies in your stock portfolio, I think you are ignoring some of the very best opportunities on the planet. That’s because China is home to a huge, hidden tech mecca that can give Silicon Valley — and its investors — a run for their money...
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I love Malaysia — its people, and the food. More importantly, it is a vibrant, growing country with some excellent investment opportunities. I’d like to share some of them with you today in this special report and video update from its capital city of Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, with almost 30...
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The Senkaku Islands are a remote group of uninhabited and undeveloped islands in the East China Sea. These islands have little commercial or military value. In fact, they are considered so inconsequential that they have been used as practice targets for military training sessions. Then why are Japan...
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I love my research trips because I get to see new, fascinating parts of the world, meet interesting people and, most importantly, discover incredible investment opportunities that the Wall Street crowd has never heard of. I’ve been on many trips. And EVERY one of them has yielded at least one investment...
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Wangfujing Street is the first modern-style commercial street in Beijing. This major retail hub, which attracts nearly 1 million people a day, is also a place where many U.S. companies are doing BIG business. Today, I’ll take you on a stroll through Wangfujing Street so you can see where Chinese consumers...
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“Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again.” No, I’m not singing an old Willie Nelson song. But I am off on another great Asian treasure hunt — this time taking a close look at what’s really happening in China from inside the...
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You know you can easily look to the Nasdaq or the NYSE to find today’s tech leaders. But as for the companies’ physical locations, don’t be surprised to find out that some of the biggest players have their roots in Asia. In fact, today’s top two chip-makers are located in Taiwan...
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Wow, the column I wrote about Facebook on May 1 generated a lot of passionate response. I guess that is to be expected when you criticize a company with 900 million customers! However, it looks like others — including Facebook’s top executives and its IPO investment-bank underwriters —...
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Whether or not you’re one of the estimated 526 million people who use Facebook on a daily basis, you simply can’t ignore the fact that it generates more than 3 billion “likes” and comments on a daily basis. Social networking is clearly ingrained in our culture. So, it would make sense to invest in this...
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The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, may have brought the U.S. into war against the Japanese, but Japan had been waging war against much of Asia for a decade before that. In fact, there was one battle in particular that took place shortly after Pearl Harbor that provided one of history’s...
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ExxonMobil is no longer the largest energy company in the world in terms of production. It’s been dethroned by another company that has lower labor costs, lower regulatory costs and huge expansion plans. That company is also based in China. Today I’ll tell you all about this Beijing-based...
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Despite a sluggish global economy, the top 1% are still doing very well, especially in China. Today I'll share with you three stocks that should keep benefiting as these millionaires continue to add these luxury brands to their lives. Best wishes, Tony
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The White House recently rolled out the red carpet for the next president of China, Xi (pronounced “shee”) Jinping, in what many called a “critical” visit for the United States to build relations with the man expected to assume China’s presidency in March 2013. President...
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Like clockwork every week, I can expect to open an e-mail or two that questions my investment enthusiasm for China. Those e-mail critiques are generally along the lines of: “You are a broken record.” “All you ever do is recommend China.” “You are oblivious to/ignorant of...
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The World Bank recently reduced its estimates for economic growth worldwide and in the euro zone, and the numbers are pretty dire, as they indicate the potential of a world recession on par with, or even worse than, the economic climate in 2008 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. But China's economy...