OK, is Japan not in Asia? Don't they have a huge # of cars?
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No they don't. On your standard highway, its just 3 lanes in each direction, even in tokyo, and its only bumper-to-bumper in the early mornings and evenings. And the tokyo area has a population of 35 million. However the problem in Japan is not a lack of money for cars, but a lack of space.
The best investment for the next 5 years is "forex trading investment". Due to major world events and situations, there will be major fluctuation in world currencies. Forex trading involves world currencies so forex trading will be very profitable in the coming years.
Gold is also traded in forex trading.
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I agree with you that forex trading will be very profitable in the years to come because of major world events. Now gold price is rising and falling $15 to $20 in a single day.
Since gold is included in forex trading, forex will be very profitable.
No they don't. On your standard highway, its just 3 lanes in each direction, even in tokyo, and its only bumper-to-bumper in the early mornings and evenings. And the tokyo area has a population of 35 million. However the problem in Japan is not a lack of money for cars, but a lack of space.
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A lot of highways in the US are 3 lanes in each direction, even in New York.
Tokyo does NOT have a 35m population. Educate yourself.
USA has almost 3 times the population of Japan. Educate yourself again on the per capita cars in the USA and Japan, be surprised.
Your points have nothing to do with lack of parking spaces, you dont even address the problem. You dont get it. When you buy a car you have to park it somewhere. You can repeat subways, highways, etc. a thousand times but you have never addressed the real problem and that is lack of parking. This country is trying to go from a non automotive to a automotive culture.
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No, you don't get it. They will build the dam things - underground, over head whatever.
Didn't the USA go from a non automotive to a automotive culture too at some point in our history? What's the problem? Are you from the midwest with a bug up your a$s on the loss of autoplants?
Your lawyer dude is parking for free. The mofo is going to have to pay for it. Same with all the cars you see parked on the streets (which you think is because there is no parking).
Even if you are right (but you are not) about the lack of parking space, the PRC has overtaken the USA as the world's largest market for motor-vehicles.
I realize that you will come back with the per capita thing but hey!
Like I said, the PRC is into public transport - High Speed Rail and subways.
Even if you are right (but you are not) about the lack of parking space, the PRC has overtaken the USA as the world's largest market for motor-vehicles.
I realize that you will come back with the per capita thing but hey!
Like I said, the PRC is into public transport - High Speed Rail and subways.
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Public transit, nuclear power plants, green technology, especially energy related, is the direction China is going and would be great investments over the next decade. Also, read this article. I can attest to hundreds of buildings and 10's of thousands of apartments empty in almost every city all over China. This is a good read and possible warning of what may happen to China in the next year or two.
Best 5 year investment: a brazilan stock index fund. There are some really good brazlien ETFs out there.
Except for the past year, the brazilien economy has climbed steadily since 2000. And with the Olympics coming to Rio in 2016, I don't think that growth is going to slow down anytime soon.
Also, read this article. I can attest to hundreds of buildings and 10's of thousands of apartments empty all over China. This is a good read and possible warning of what may happen to China in the next year or two.
Yeah I think china is headed for a slight downturn. They are having some real estate problems, and real estate is how all of our problems started way back in 2007.
A lot of highways in the US are 3 lanes in each direction, even in New York.
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My point is, in Japan the roads can't be any larger than 3 lanes. They have absolutely no space to expand the existing road infrastructure. This goes for major highways all the way down to driveways.
Tokyo does NOT have a 35m population. Educate yourself.
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Tokyo is the collective name given to about 30 smaller cities. They all blend seemlesly into one huge metropolis(aka tokyo) which has a population of about 35 million.
Public transit, nuclear power plants, green technology, especially energy related, is the direction China is going and would be great investments over the next decade. Also, read this article. I can attest to hundreds of buildings and 10's of thousands of apartments empty in almost every city all over China. This is a good read and possible warning of what may happen to China in the next year or two.
I agree, green technology is hot in China now, the Gov is trying to make industry standards better to make more efficient competitiveness both domestic and overseas.
Ukrainian land is defenately something to consider. They have around 60% of the most fertile soil in the world (chernozem) and the land is by far the cheapest in europe.
You can't buy land there at the moment however you can lease it. And you can pass the land over to Euro Farms to cultivate and harvest the land for you, you pay a small cultivation fee and then recieve 30% of the profits each year.
The real appreciation however would be in selling the lease when its producing heavy amounts of crop.
If there aren't any crazy reigime changes out there a conservative estimate would be 500% after 5 years, not bad.
Ukrainian land is defenately something to consider. They have around 60% of the most fertile soil in the world (chernozem) and the land is by far the cheapest in europe.
You can't buy land there at the moment however you can lease it. And you can pass the land over to Euro Farms to cultivate and harvest the land for you, you pay a small cultivation fee and then recieve 30% of the profits each year.
The real appreciation however would be in selling the lease when its producing heavy amounts of crop.
If there aren't any crazy reigime changes...
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Wow now that sounds like something I would invest in. Checking the facts etc. I dont have an idea about the political situation in that country so may have to look at that too. But definitely something I will consider.
Looking ahead what do you think is the best investment for the next 5 years.
It could be:
Gold
Oil
Alternate energy
green technology
nano technology
Any currency?
etc etc
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I dunno about a 5 year investment in china... but It looks good for another year... China is a huge debt filled bubble waiting to pop and will just get worse.. but the best gains historically is the spike before the pop good luck
I'm not even touching China or India with a 10 ft pool. I invest based on sentiment, and I don't like to buy anything that everyone's buying. I'm buying the yen and the dollar. More of the yen though.
The Japanese govt is BSing about how they will make sure that deflation is gone from the land. I think not. Looking at how much debt they have, they won't be able to withstand an increase in interest rates. They might try to inflate the money supply a little to show the market that they are serious, but deep down, I don't see an incentive for them to increase inflation.
I think we'll take out 79 vs the dollar, and I have a long-term short in AUD/JPY, because once China and India come crashing down, demand for iron ore or copper will go through the floor. Gold is still a long-term investment for me, but I won't buy it till it hits at least 650-700. You know how many "Cash 4 gold" ads are appearing on TV these days?
And what exactly causes currencies to go up in the long term? Increase in the REAL interest rate, which would be = nominal interest rate - inflation. Real interest rates in Japan will be positive for as long as they are unable to solve their population problems.
Also, with the historical lows we're seeing some in food prices, I've been thinking of buying/leasing farmland. Wheat is at close to 200 yr lows when adjusted for inflation, and wheat is not a luxury good like coffee or cocoa.
I'm not even touching China or India with a 10 ft pool. I invest based on sentiment, and I don't like to buy anything that everyone's buying.
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You can not but be invested in the Indian, not Chinese capital markets in the next 20 years. It is slow, it is antiquated but it is well established.
China's market have no futures, no short-trading as yet and the same shares are traded in HK at a significant discount. However, the leadership has acted very wisely in the past 10 years and this is likely to continue. It maybe opaque, it maybe a bubble but it is very well protected. The leadership will continue to ensure that uncompetitive businesses that employ millions will continue to do so for a long time with whatever is necessary. Social stability above all else.
Don't know if this was mentioned before, but here's a no brainer...oil companies! I remember reading an article somewhere that said oil prices will basically remain where they are for the next 2-3 years, but after that who knows what will happen?
What has had the sh*t kicked out of it the most in the last year or two? What has been driven down to near historical lows? What has great underlying fundamentals and strength? What has been grossly oversold?
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