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Why Online Dating Is Becoming BIG, BIG Business in China!

Wow, the column I wrote about Facebook on May 1 generated a lot of passionate response. I guess that is to be expected when you criticize a company with 900 million customers! However, it looks like others — including Facebook’s top executives...

Published 05-18-2012 1:10 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Invest, Social Networking

A Better Way to Profit from the Social-Networking Craze

Whether or not you’re one of the estimated 526 million people who use Facebook on a daily basis, you simply can’t ignore the fact that it generates more than 3 billion “likes” and comments on a daily basis. Social networking is clearly ingrained in our...

Published 05-04-2012 10:56 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Technology, Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, Social Networking

Is China's Dragon Economy Already Losing its Fire?

Like clockwork every week, I can expect to open an e-mail or two that questions my investment enthusiasm for China. Those e-mail critiques are generally along the lines of: “You are a broken record.” “All you ever do is recommend China...

Published 02-24-2012 11:01 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Invest

World Bank Forecasts Global Recession ... But Not in China

The World Bank recently reduced its estimates for economic growth worldwide and in the euro zone, and the numbers are pretty dire, as they indicate the potential of a world recession on par with, or even worse than, the economic climate in 2008 after...

Published 02-03-2012 1:09 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Stock, Investing, Invest, investment, stocks

The Anti-China Rhetoric Is Picking Up

Before it was just the Obama administration, but now, just about everyone who is running in the 2012 Presidential race is jumping on the anti-China bandwagon. The U.S. Senate is proud of a recently passed bill that will impose new tariffs on imports from...

Published 11-04-2011 12:02 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Tony, Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest

Opportunities in China ...despite Fears of Global Slowdown

The European debt crisis is expanding and threatening to bring down the rest of the world with it. At least that is what the "experts" are warning. But they couldn't be more wrong. New research from the International Monetary Fund, the World...

Published 10-07-2011 1:55 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Tony, Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, growth, investment, global, stocks

Follow China's Richest Man into Canada!

All of us have heard about the La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles. But most Americans aren't as familiar with the Canadian oil sands. Don't feel bad if you haven't, because these oil sands haven't gotten a lot of attention in the mainstream...

Published 09-23-2011 11:55 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Tony, Sagami, China, Investing, Invest, growth, investment, stocks

The Myth of Chinese Outsourcing

All the eager-to-get-elected politicians are railing against China for stealing our manufacturing jobs and keeping our unemployment rate painfully high. Wrong! A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank showed that only 2.7% of total consumer spending in...

Published 08-22-2011 1:12 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Invest, growth, investment, global, stocks

China's Transformation Into A Consumer-Driven Economy

It is an old statistic but one that investors should never forget: Roughly 70% of the U.S. economy is comprised of consumer spending. That is the money that you and I spend at the grocery store, the shopping mall, at car dealerships, and at our favorite...

Published 07-29-2011 12:23 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Tony, Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, investment, Inflation, global, stocks

IMAX's Emerging-Market Twist

I was in my early 20s when VCRs became popular, and I remember thinking that the VCR would destroy the movie theater business. I reasoned who would pay $5 a person to watch a movie that you could rent for $3? Boy, was I wrong. What I didn't realize...

Published 07-15-2011 11:44 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Boom, Sagami, China, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, IMAX, 3D, Movies

To Catch a Trophy Fish, You Have to Fish in a Trophy Lake

HSBC Holdings, the U.K.-based banking behemoth, said it was going to hire 2,000 employees in China and Singapore. Since over 50% of its profits come from Asia, HSBC knows a thing or two about the region. “Opportunities for growth are many in China...

Published 05-27-2011 3:05 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Boom, Tony, Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Stock, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, growth, investment, Prices, global

Why the United States Is the Worst Place to Invest

The U.S. economy grew by 1.8% in the first three months of this year. That is down from 3.1% in the last three months of 2010 and pretty clear evidence of that the U.S. economy is far from turning around. Plus, the second-quarter numbers should be even...

Published 05-20-2011 8:45 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Tony, Sagami, Technology, China, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, growth, investment, global

How To Invest Like A Chinese Millionaire

You’re probably reading this column because you want to make money, and you’re probably not a millionaire ... yet. One of the best ways to become rich is to copy the most successful people in the world by becoming a student of studying success. One publication...

Published 04-22-2011 12:26 PM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Tony, Sagami, China, Stock, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, growth, investment, Millionaire

How To Tap Into The Asian Luxury Market Boom

My kids think I'm the biggest cheapskate in the world. I buy some of my clothes at Costco, clip coupons, shop at Wal-Mart, drive a pickup, and drink instant coffee. So what is a skinflint like me doing at stores like Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Starbucks...

Published 04-15-2011 10:45 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Tony, Sagami, China, Stock, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, investment, Asian Luxury Market

How To Play The Agriculture Boom

The media continues to focus their attention on Japan's earthquake / tsunami / nuclear disaster, the U.S.-led intervention in Libya and ongoing unrest in the Middle East. What's moved from the foreground, however, is a series of unrelated riots...

Published 03-25-2011 10:58 AM by Tony Sagami

Filed under: Asia, Sagami, Chinese Stocks, China, Stock, Investing, Asian Investment, Invest, investment

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