This
morning I caught the sunrise on Mount Imbabura outside
hotel suite
window.
I hope you'll join us here at El Meson for
our upcoming
Import-Export course and share this view. This is the
last course that
Merri and I will have here until next fall.
We will focus on how to buy and export items
of extraordinary value!
Value is also the best way
to spot trends and our friend and value
expert Michael Keppler continually researches every major
global stock
market and compares their values based on current book to
price, cash
flow to price, earnings to price, average dividend yield,
return on
equity and cash flow return. Here is his most recent review & outlook
for the major markets:
After strong gains in January, global equities
moved into lower gear in
February. The Morgan
Stanley Capital International (MSCI) World Total Return Index
lost 0.15% in U.S. dollars and gained 1.7% in
euros.
Fifteen markets advanced, two markets declined
and one market (the
United States) was flat in the last month.
The best performing markets (in
local currencies) were Spain (+5.7 %),
Sweden (+3.6 %) and Belgium (+3.1 %).
Canada (-2.3 %), Japan (-1.9 %)
and the US (unchanged) had the lowest monthly returns.
There were no losing markets over the last fourteen months.
Austria
continues to lead
the pack (+55.9 %), followed by Norway (+54.1 %) and Japan
(+47.8 %),
while Italy (+23.3 %), Hong
Kong (+14.3 %) and the United States (+8 %) came in last.
Over the last fourteen months, the Top Value Model Portfolio
gained
23.5 % in US dollars and 40.8 % in euros, outperforming its
benchmark
by between 9.3 and 19.7 percentage points depending on the
currency.
There are no changes in Keppler's performance ratings this
month.
The Top Value Model Portfolio contains the six most attractively
valued
national equity markets of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy,
the
Netherlands and Singapore at equal weights.
Keppler's ratings suggest that these markets
offer the highest expectation of risk-adjusted returns.
You can get ideas on shares in these top
value major global stock
markets from Thomas Fischer.
For more details on Keppler's analysis, contact Roderick
Cameron at
1-212-245-4304 or at roderick.cameron@kamny.com
Until next message, good global investing!
Gary
P.S. Join Merri, Thomas Fischer of Jyske Bank and me at
our next
International Business and Investing Made EZ course in
North Carolina. Review where to invest and do business
now and
learn which markets and currencies may be strong in the year
ahead.
P.P.S. Double your profit potential with
the MultiCurrency Sandwich. Leverage investments in top value
markets. DETAILS
Maintaining a good pH balance is vital to good health. Consuming
greens helps maintain this balance and our health tip today was sent by
a alert reader who passed on this information about green smoothies
offered by Victoria Boutenko www.rawfamily.com
"What do I mean by green smoothie? Here is one of my favorite recipes:
4 ripe pears, 1 bunch of parsley and 2 cups of water. Blended well.
Green smoothies are very nutritious. Green smoothies, as opposed to
juices, are a complete food because they still have fiber. Consuming
fiber is important for our elimination system. Green smoothies belong
to the most palatable dishes for all humans of all ages. With a ratio
of fruits to veggies as 60:40 the fruit taste dominates the flavor, yet
at the same time the green vegetables balance out the sweetness of the
fruit, adding nice zest to it.
"By consuming two or three cups of green smoothies daily you will
consume enough of greens for the day to nourish your body, and they
will be well assimilated. Many people do not consume enough of greens,
even those who stay on a raw food diet. The molecule of chlorophyll has
only one atom that makes it different from a molecule of human blood.
According to teachings of Dr. Ann Wigmore, to consume chlorophyll is
like receiving a healthy blood transfusion.
Mango-parsley
2 large mangos
1 bunch parsley
2 cups water
Peach-spinach 6 peaches
2 handfuls of spinach leaves
2 cups water"
