Investing in Thailand: Revolutionizing Global ETF Investments

Ryan Cole, The Investment U Research Team

Buy when there’s blood in the streets, indeed.

Every investor knows the phrase, but very few have the required fortitude to actually put it in practice. When there’s blood on the streets, most investors bail and head for cover as fast as they can.

But the sentiment goes double when the blood is literal – like we’ve recently seen in one Southeast Asian country, formerly thought of as one of the most stable in the region… but now, somewhat unfairly, considered just as bad as the rest.

I’m talking about Thailand – a country no self-respecting investor would go near with a ten-foot pole.

Right?

After all, they just had a civil war… or something… right?

Well, not exactly.

The Bloody Non-Revolution

It’s true, the literal blood fell in Thailand

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Guest post by Manuel Alvarez-Rivera, Puerto Rico, Election Resources on the InternetVoters in the Kingdom of Thailand went to the polls on Sunday, December 23, 2007 in the first parliamentary election held since the September 2006 military coup that overthrew the elected but increasingly authoritarian and allegedly corrupt government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.Thailand's legislature, the National Assembly is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the latter has 480 members, of which 400 are elected in 157 two- or three-seat constituencies, while the remaining eighty seats are filled in eight electoral regions by party-list proportional representation.Since a 1932 revolution brought an end to eight hundred years of absolute monarchy, Thailand has suffered numerous coups, and the country has alternated between intervals of at least nominal democratic governance and periods of military rule.The democratic interludes were often characterized by ...

Guest post by Claus Vistesen: CopenhagenAs we never tire of pointing out here at this space the analysis and proper understanding of the global economy and more specifically her markets demand a vigorous interaction and -play between the overall broad conceptual analysis and the more nitty-gritty country analysis. Today, and as most people, in the Western World at least, rev up for some of that most scarce and precious quality time with friends and family I feel inclined to wander off over to Thailand for one last spout of economic analysis before closing down for the holidays. Before I start I think it would be only fair to point out that I am not exactly an expert when it comes to Thailand's economy but rather I shall progress in the spirit of traditional writings here at GEM where authors attempt to aspire to the ideal and tradition of ...

by Claus Vistesen: Copenhagenbr /br /As we never tire of pointing out here at this space the analysis and proper understanding of the global economy and more specifically her markets demand a vigorous interaction and -play between the overall broad conceptual analysis and the more nitty-gritty country analysis. Today, and as most people, in the Western World at least, rev up for some of that most scarce and precious quality time with friends and family I feel inclined to wander off over to Thailand for one last spout of economic analysis before closing down for the holidays. Before I start I think it would be only fair to point out that I am not exactly an expert when it comes to Thailand's economy but rather I shall progress in the spirit of traditional writings here at GEM where authors attempt to aspire to the ideal and tradition of the a ...