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.

Invaluable insights into finding diverse investmentopportunities in the emergent global economyFrom Brazilian farmlands to Colombian gold fields, from Chineseshopping malls to Indian hotels, from South African wine country tothe boom/bust souks of Dubai, this around-the-world investing fieldtrip explores the nooks and crannies for hidden investmentopportunities. World Right Side Up: Investing Across SixContinents is packed with ideas to power your portfolio in theyears ahead while teaching you a little fascinating history alongthe way. Fact is, the world's markets have changed in a big way.For the first time since before the Industrial Revolution, theemerging markets now contribute as much to the global economy astheir more well-developed peers. Far from being an anomaly, thisstate 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, inboth the emerging markets and developed markets. World RightSide Up is your guide on how to take full advantage of thisshift.* Provides an entertaining view of various regions visited by theauthor, including South America, Asia, Africa, North America, andthe Middle East* Explores specific investment ideas and themes, includingopportunities in agriculture, water, energy, infrastructure andmuch more* Includes five key takeaways from each region, an invaluablefeature, offering resources to consult for more information andguidanceWhile some people fear the changes happening now, the reality isthat for the forward-thinking investor, these sizable new marketswill create extraordinary new opportunities.

Foreword: Sometimes It's Different viiAcknowledgments ixPreface: Notes before We Go xiCHAPTER 1 The World Right Side Up 1CHAPTER 2 Colombia: In Search of El Dorado 25CHAPTER 3 Brazil: The Soil Superpower 45CHAPTER 4 Nicaragua: This Side of Paradise 65CHAPTER 5 China: Crisis and Opportunity in the Middle Kingdom75CHAPTER 6 India: Don't Drink the Tap Water? 105CHAPTER 7 The Emirates: Penthouse Gypsies 125CHAPTER 8 South Africa: Rainbow Capitalism 143CHAPTER 9 Down Under and Beyond: Australia and New Zealand163CHAPTER 10 Southeast Asia: Travels Through Thailand, Cambodiaand Vietnam 183CHAPTER 11 Other Places, Other Opportunities: MongoliaArgentina, Russia, Turkey, and Central Asia 209CHAPTER 12 Canada: A Breadbasket's Great Comeback 227CHAPTER 13 The United States of America: Home Again 247CHAPTER 14 An Investor's Guide to the World Right Side Up283About the Author 291Index 293