Posts Tagged ‘ Brazil ’

The Small-Cap Meat Stock with a 100% Upside

Oct 26th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
Joesley Batista started working at his father’s butcher shop, in the tropical highlands of Brazil, before he was a teenager. His two brothers worked there, too. It was a small family-run affair, and the family could slaughter, at best, just five cattle a day. His father, who started the business ...read more

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How to Profit from São Paulo’s Housing Boom

Oct 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, International, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
Someone once said that the city of São Paulo was as if LA threw up on New York. That’s an imaginative way to describe this sprawling metropolis. It’s a bustling, congested city of 11 million people, with another 9 million in the suburbs. Greater São Paulo ranks as the third ...read more

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Two Ways to Add Brazil to Your Investment Portfolio

Oct 7th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, International, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
I’ve spent the last two weeks in Brazil on a four-city tour — in Campo Grande, Sao Paulo, Florianopolis and finally Rio de Janeiro. What can I say about the experience so far? I can say the caipirinha — Brazil’s national drink — is a potent cocktail. Brazilian meats are very ...read more

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Profit From Brazil’s New Middle Class Consumers

Sep 27th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured, International, Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics
I’m in Brazil with a group of readers. At least one has figured out what he thinks is the best investment idea of the trip so far. In our meetings, we met an economist who got everyone’s attention when he started talking about Brazilian financial products and how he’s averaged 25% ...read more

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A Lesson from 1930: Avoid the Second Collapse with This 6.9% Brazilian Yield

Nov 19th, 2009 | By | Category: Featured, International, Macroeconomics
The name Richard Norris Williams II might not ring a bell to you. But in the 1920s, everyone knew who he was. In 1912, 21-year-old Williams gained fame as a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Later that year, he went on to earn his first U.S. mixed tennis championship. Now ...read more

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Two Brazilian Plays to Beat the Market

Nov 6th, 2009 | By | Category: Commodities, Featured, International, Macroeconomics
With this morning's news of unemployment reaching 10.2% — the highest it's been in 26 years — prospects for many U.S. investments look bleak. But you’re not out of luck just yet… Many countries around the world will be able to steer around this extended recession. Some are even in prime position ...read more

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Brazil’s Hydropower Advantage

Mar 9th, 2009 | By | Category: Energy, Featured, International, Macroeconomics
Last week, the stock market fell by more than 6%. That’s a return of -24.5% for the year. While we equities here in the U.S. continue to struggle, emerging nations have been hit even harder… especially commodity-based economies. Brazil is certainly in this basket of falling markets. Fortunately for you, it ...read more

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