Great Investments in Unlikely Places

The Penny Sleuth Features: Penny Stocks, Options and High-Growth Opportunities! Great Investments in Unlikely Places By Chris Mayer March 7, 2011 Dear Penny Sleuther, Some of the most compelling investment ideas are found in the unlikeliest of places. For example, in the wake of Russia’s financial crisis in 2008 and given all that we know about the problems in Russia, I think most investors then would not have given it much of a chance. Watch This: Nine Easy Ways You Can STILL Get Rich With Gold Is it too late to get rich on gold’s bull run? Not according to this stunning new report. You’ve got at least NINE new ways you can still pile up new gains on the yellow metal’s surge. Click here to watch the video and find out how. If we had to pick then which of the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India and China — would have had the best decade, I don’t think many people would’ve picked Russia. In fact, the casual investor today asked the same question about which one did best in the decade 2000-2010 would probably pick anyone but Russia. Yet Russia was the best by far: A country about which perceptions lean so heavily one way and yet that investment performance tells another story entirely. In retrospect, it’s easier to see the kernels of that success. The decade was good for natural resources and Russia is resource rich. Consider that Russia has: 25% of the world’s natural gas reserves 15% of the world’s coal reserves 12% of the world’s crude oil 20% of the world’s nickel. In terms of actual production, Russia also ranks highly. It’s the second-largest exporter of oil, for example. It produces nearly 20% of the world’s natural gas, 18% of its nickel and 8% of its uranium. These numbers come from UFG Asset Management, which recently highlighted the performance of Russian markets. BREAKING: The Biggest Scam in American History! 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The world’s markets are becoming less and less of a U.S.-centric story. We don’t have to like it, but as investors, we should accept it and try to take advantage of it. A fixed worldview that eschews emerging markets as risky is going to leave a lot of money on the table. And in truth, the term “emerging markets” is increasingly unwieldy and meaningless. It seems a useful handle, but anything that groups Brazil and Thailand and Mozambique and Turkey together isn’t really very useful to an investor. There are vast differences in countries and investment prospects. We really have to start thinking about the individual countries themselves. Are You Prepared for the Oil Super Spike? Here are the four easiest ways to profit from oil as it shoots to $150 a barrel or more. Don’t miss this one chance to turn the biggest oil story of the last three decades into handsome gains! Get all the details — right here. It’s FREE. Investing is a game of comparison, of this against that, of relative attractiveness between different assets. In isolation, Russia may seem risky and an unlikely place to make a lot of money. However, in comparison with the risks out there in other places, it starts to look better. This is not necessarily an endorsement of Russia, by the way. One of the biggest problems with Russia is the lack of good disclosures, which keeps bottoms-up investors from investing in stocks there. Great investment ideas are found in all kinds of places. An open mind, and a willingness to change your views, is an important part of being a good investor, as Russia’s last decade of performance shows. Sincerely, Chris Mayer Penny Sleuth P.S.: If you would like to see more of my great investment ideas, join the elite group people investing with my service Mayer’s Special Situations. Click here to learn how. Why Waste Time and Money on Blue Chips? 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