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Invaluable insights into finding diverse investment opportunities in the emergent global economy
From Brazilian farmlands to Colombian gold fields, from Chinese shopping malls to Indian hotels, from South African wine country to the boom/bust souks of Dubai, this around-the-world investing field trip explores the nooks and crannies for hidden investment opportunities. World Right Side Up: Investing Across Six Continents is packed with ideas to power your portfolio in the years ahead while teaching you a little fascinating history along the way. Fact is, the world’s markets have changed in a big way. For the first time since before the Industrial Revolution, the emerging markets now contribute as much to the global economy as their more well-developed peers. Far from being an anomaly, this state of affairs is more in line with the bulk of human experience. For centuries, China and India were the world’s largest economies. And so the world is turning…right side up.

This change creates a wealth of opportunities for investors, in both the emerging markets and developed markets. World Right Side Up is your guide on how to take full advantage of this shift.

Provides an entertaining view of various regions visited by the author, including South America, Asia, Africa, North America, and the Middle East
Explores specific investment ideas and themes, including opportunities in agriculture, water, energy, infrastructure and much more
Includes five key takeaways from each region, an invaluable feature, offering resources to consult for more information and guidance
While some people fear the changes happening now, the reality is that for the forward-thinking investor, these sizable new markets will create extraordinary new opportunities.

More About the Author

Chris Mayer

Chris Mayer learned the art of valuing companies the hard way – through decades of work as a corporate banker. Since he came on as editor of Capital & Crisis and Mayer’s Special Situations, his one of a kind research is now available to the general public. Chris has been quoted over a dozen times by MarketWatch, and has spoken on Forbes on Fox. He has also spoken on CNN Radio, and has made multiple CNBC appearances. Chris travels the world looking for the absolute best deals, and shows you how get in (and out) of the market’s most profitable trades. In 2008, Chris authored Invest Like a Dealmaker: Secrets From a Former Banking Insider.