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Global Bargain Hunting : The Investor's Guide to Profits in Emerging Markets by J. P. Mei and Burton G. Malkiel (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTouchstone
ISBN-100684848082
ISBN-139780684848082
eBay Product ID (ePID)903248
Product Key Features
Book TitleGlobal Bargain Hunting : the Investor's Guide to Profits in Emerging Markets
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicPersonal Finance / Investing, Developing & Emerging Countries, International / General, Investments & Securities / General
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics
AuthorJ. P. Mei, Burton G. Malkiel
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-029744
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsMark Mobiusauthor of The Investor's Guide to Emerging Markets Global Bargain Hunting is an excellent guide for emerging market investors. The authors' extensive knowledge of financial history and their ability to explain it vividly give readers useful insights into the risks and opportunities arising from current developments., Mark Mobiusauthor ofThe Investor's Guide to Emerging MarketsGlobal Bargain Huntingis an excellent guide for emerging market investors. The authors' extensive knowledge of financial history and their ability to explain it vividly give readers useful insights into the risks and opportunities arising from current developments., Mark Mobius author of The Investor's Guide to Emerging Markets Global Bargain Hunting is an excellent guide for emerging market investors. The authors' extensive knowledge of financial history and their ability to explain it vividly give readers useful insights into the risks and opportunities arising from current developments.
Dewey Decimal332.6/73/091724
Table Of ContentContents Introduction to the Paperback Edition: Recent Crises Present Historic Opportunities Preface PART I: THE RICHES TO BE REAPED Chapter One: Investment Opportunities Flourish Outside the Developed World Experience from Recent Investors Emerging Markets Around the World Four Tigers: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan Three Tiger Cubs: Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand One Dragon: China One Elephant: India The Flamingos: Latin America And All the Rest: Eastern Europe and Africa Consumer Markets in Emerging Nations Chapter Two: The Price Is Right on the Other Side Stocks in Emerging Markets Are Bargains The Home-Country Bias and the Likely Future Flows of Funds into Emerging Markets Four Fundamental Reasons Why Rapid Growth Will Continue Economic Freedom Is Everywhere The People Are Smart and Thrifty High Technology Has Already Arrived The Financial Undergrowth Is Impressive Could We Be Wrong? Part I Highlights PART II: THE DANGERS TO BE AVOIDED Chapter Three: Political Instability Can Sour Many an Investment Opportunity Playing Russian Investment Roulette Acting on the World Investment Stage Survivorship Bias The Mexican Roller Coaster A Tale of Two Flies Chapter Four: Lawlessness Makes Emerging Markets a Dangerous Jungle The Pervasiveness of Lawlessness Con Artists Flourish in a World Without Legal Safeguards MMM Meant Triple Misery for Russian Investors Harshad Mehta: The Invisible Hand in the Indian Stock Market Other Complications of Emerging-Market Investing Chapter Five: Volatility Guarantees a Bumpy Investment Ride Taiwan Takes Its Ups and Downs Happy Flying Crashes in China The General Evidence on Emerging-Market Volatility What Is a Global Bargain Hunter to Do? Chapter Six: How Diversification Can Reduce Risk Diversification Provides Protection Diversification in Theory Diversification in Practice The Gains from Global Diversification, 1985-1995 Further Gains from Adding Emerging Markets Diversification in the Future Playing the Home Team Part II Highlights PART III: HOW TO INVEST IN EMERGING MARKETS Chapter Seven: The Professionally Managed Approach Types of Professionally Managed Funds Paying Full Price and More for Open-End Funds Finding Buried Treasure Among Closed-End Funds Some General Rules for Buyers of Closed-End Funds Choosing Particular Closed-End Funds Taking Risks -- and Profits -- with Closed-End Funds Traded Abroad Chapter Eight: The Indexed, or Computer-Managed, Approach The Case for Indexing Constructing an Index: Some Important Issues Evaluating the Efficiency of Emerging Markets Indexing Wins Again Available Index Instruments The Vanguard Emerging Markets Index Fund Other Index Products: World Equity Benchmark Securities (WEBS) Chapter Nine: The Self-Directed Approach: Actively Managing Your Emerging-Market Portfolio Pitfalls of the Self-Directed Approach Gearing Up Seven Investment Tips Tip 1: Look at Regions, Not Companies Tip 2: Use Price-Earnings Ratios and Dividend Yields to Find Investment Bargains Tip 3: Overweight Markets with Low Price-to-Book-Value Ratios Tip 4: Watch Out for False Bargains Tip 5: Pick Countries Where Political Risk Is Subsiding Tip 6: Trade as Little as Possible Tip 7: Prune Your Hedges Severely Some Final Advice Chapter Ten: Bargains in Bonds, Real Estate, and Natural Resources Emerging-Market Debt The Case for Investing in Emerging-Market Debt How to Evaluate Emerging-Market Debt How to Invest in Emerging-Market Bonds Emerging-Market Real Estate The Case for Investing in Emerging-Market Real Estate The Case Against Emerging-Market Real Estate How to Invest in Emerging-Market Real Estate Other Investment Opportunities Chapter Eleven: Investment Strategies and Specific Recommendations General Investment Rules Rule 1: Stay Cool Rule 2: Diversify Broadly Rule 3: Check Out Investment Bargains Rule 4: Buy and Hold Creating an Age-appropriate Portfolio A Final Word Part III Highlights References Acknowledgments
SynopsisA RANDOM WALK AROUND THE WORLDWith the same clarity and insight that made Burton Malkiel's enormously popularA Random Walk Down Wall Streetan influential bestseller,Global Bargain Huntingshows nonprofessional investors how to reap investment profits from the tremendous economic growth potential of developing countries. Describing a variety of strategies, Malkiel and Mei show you how to significantly reduce investment risk and increase profit from an expected recovery in emerging markets. In this book you will find out:* Why long-term investment is the key to financial success in emerging markets* How to adjust asset allocation and risk exposure for a variety of life-cycle investment objectives (high growth, college expenses, retirement, etc.)* Why low-cost, low-turnover index funds should be the core of a well-diversified international portfolio* How emerging market bonds, real estate, and natural resource securities can help round out the portfolios of those with substantial assets* The most up-to-date changes in the global financial landscape in a new introduction written especially for this edition, A RANDOM WALK AROUND THE WORLD With the same clarity and insight that made Burton Malkiel's enormously popular A Random Walk Down Wall Street an influential bestseller, Global Bargain Hunting shows nonprofessional investors how to reap investment profits from the tremendous economic growth potential of developing countries. Describing a variety of strategies, Malkiel and Mei show you how to significantly reduce investment risk and increase profit from an expected recovery in emerging markets. In this book you will find out: * Why long-term investment is the key to financial success in emerging markets * How to adjust asset allocation and risk exposure for a variety of life-cycle investment objectives (high growth, college expenses, retirement, etc.) * Why low-cost, low-turnover index funds should be the core of a well-diversified international portfolio * How emerging market bonds, real estate, and natural resource securities can help round out the portfolios of those with substantial assets * The most up-to-date changes in the global financial landscape in a new introduction written especially for this edition
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