{"product_id":"finding-the-hot-spots-isbn-9780471773771","title":"Finding the Hot Spots","description":"Praise for FINDING THE HOT SPOTS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"David Riedel's Finding the Hot Spots provides keen insights into the new reality of investing with a global perspective. Internationally diversified investment portfolios reduce risk while enhancing returns, as many American-based individual and institutional investors have discovered in recent years. Riedel succeeds in providing simple, effective tools and strategies.\"\u003cbr\u003e --J. Craig Chapman Managing Director, Long-Term Asset Management (HK) Limited\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Finding the Hot Spots simplifies and demystifies international investing and makes non-U.S. markets alluring and accessible . . . a must-read for all individual investors.\"\u003cbr\u003e --John D. Meserve Chairman, BNY Jaywalk, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Anyone considering investing in emerging markets should begin by reading David Riedel's Finding the Hot Spots. This excellent book explains how to reap the benefits while avoiding the risks of investing in the world's fastest growing economies. Having worked with David in Thailand during the peak of the Bangkok Bubble in the mid-1990s, I believe few people are more qualified to write about this subject than he is.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Richard Duncan Author of The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Invest Internationally for Yourself 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Think Globally, Invest Locally 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Diversify—Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Understanding Relationships: Who Is Benefiting from Current Trends? 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Invest in Line with Government Goals 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Don’t Buy Regulatory Structure 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Know the Shareholders 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Buy the Banks 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Impact of Currency 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Don’t Be the Last One In 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 209\u003c\/p\u003e \"In this handy little book, Riedel gives you numerous ways to dream up and organize global stock ideas and investment themes.\"--Barron's, 12\/4\/06 \u003cb\u003eDAVID RIEDEL\u003c\/b\u003e is founder and President of Riedel Research Group, which provides independent equity research focusing on emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Prior to founding this firm, Riedel worked as an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Bangkok. While overseas, he supervised a twelve-person research team covering telecommunications companies and other industries in Southeast Asia. While in New York, he covered business services stocks, including staffing and outsourcing, as well as small-cap growth companies in the automobile and motorsports industries.  Global investing is a necessity for the twenty-first century. Not only does it provide diversification and opportunity for profits, but it also helps protect some of your hard-earned dollars.  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFinding the Hot Spots\u003c\/i\u003e, author and professional equity research analyst David Riedel clearly illustrates how to identify and invest in non-U.S. companies—all with less difficulty and risk than you may have previously thought. By distilling the investment knowledge gained during his long journey throughout different foreign markets, Riedel shows you how certain tools and strategies can help you succeed when dealing with international equities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis accessible guide opens with a detailed discussion of how international investing can help your portfolio keep up with the rapid pace of globalization. Here is where the risks and rewards of this approach are explained, and where the myths are debunked. \u003ci\u003eFinding the Hot Spots\u003c\/i\u003e moves on to examine the numerous ways in which you can invest in international companies through U.S. markets: from direct listings, where the foreign company simply trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), or the NASDAQ; to Depository Receipts (ADRs) and trading unlisted securities over the counter (OTC). With this information in hand, you'll be introduced to the strategies every investor should use when creating a portfolio of international stocks. topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe benefits of diversifying by country, region, and industry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the relative position of countries and companies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe importance of investing in line with government preferences, policies, and priorities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eKnowing when a market has already gone up too much\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy it's essential to be familiar with who the shareholders of a company are\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow currency fluctuations impact stock performance\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy applying these and other lessons found throughout the book, you'll be able to find attractive foreign investment opportunities that are reasonably valued.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaging and accessible, \u003ci\u003eFinding the Hot Spots\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with the knowledge and confidence to enter international markets—from Brazil to China—and reveals the proven strategies and methods you can use to turn today's often threatening economic climate into personal investment success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor additional insights and material, please visitwww.findingthehotspots.com\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePraise for FINDING THE HOT SPOTS\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"David Riedel's \u003ci\u003eFinding the Hot Spots\u003c\/i\u003e provides keen insights into the new reality of investing with a global perspective. Internationally diversified investment portfolios reduce risk while enhancing returns, as many American-based individual and institutional investors have discovered in recent years. Riedel succeeds in providing simple, effective tools and strategies.\"\u003cbr\u003e —J. Craig Chapman Managing Director, Long-Term Asset Management (HK) Limited\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFinding the Hot Spots\u003c\/i\u003e simplifies and demystifies international investing and makes non-U.S. markets alluring and accessible . . . a must-read for all individual investors.\"\u003cbr\u003e —John D. Meserve Chairman, BNY Jaywalk, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone considering investing in emerging markets should begin by reading David Riedel's \u003ci\u003eFinding the Hot Spots\u003c\/i\u003e. This excellent book explains how to reap the benefits while avoiding the risks of investing in the world's fastest growing economies. Having worked with David in Thailand during the peak of the Bangkok Bubble in the mid-1990s, I believe few people are more qualified to write about this subject than he is.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Richard Duncan Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989213888741,"sku":"NP9780471773771","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471773771.jpg?v=1761783232","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/finding-the-hot-spots-isbn-9780471773771","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}