Emerging Markets

New Front in the War on Weed

Feb 8th, 2013 | By Penny Sleuth Contributor | Category: Emerging Markets, Featured, Pink sheet stocks

Good news for private prison operators, alcohol companies and Big Pharma: The feds are quietly plotting their crackdown on legal marijuana in Colorado and Washington State — voter referenda be damned. “The Obama administration has been holding high-level meetings since the election to debate the response of federal law enforcement agencies ...read more

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The Most Promising U.S. Growth Market

Aug 3rd, 2012 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Emerging Markets, Featured, Investing Strategies

Kicked off by a surge in mining, real estate prices have soared in Mongolia’s largest city. But there is a long way to go. Ulaanbaatar illustrates a great principle of emerging-market investing: Buy real estate close to the city center early in the bull market. You can apply this same analysis ...read more

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Asia’s Best-Kept Growth Secret

Jul 10th, 2012 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Emerging Markets, Featured, Investing Strategies

The Mongolian stock market was the world's best performing in 2010 when it doubled. It followed up with a 58% return last year. Even so, it's one of Asia's smallest stock markets. This year, it's been flat to down. But if the Mongolian boom follows the trajectory of other booms ...read more

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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore This Beaten Down Market…

Oct 20th, 2011 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Emerging Markets, Featured, Investing Strategies

I’ve been a long-time watcher of Japan. When I started writing newsletters for the public in 2004, it took me my third issue to get to Japan. The country has long fascinated those with a taste for cheap stocks — like me. But it’s been a long time in waiting ...read more

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