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Global Sell-Off, Long Haul Investing, A Small Cap Opportunity, Commercial Real Estate and More!

Addison Wiggin (August 18th, 2009) Writes:

Sellers back in control… China, FDIC, U.S. consumers trigger global sell-off… Chris Mayer examines a disturbing trend among American investors… Signs of the times: Bernanke frets over commercial real estate, Treasury to sell U.S. mortgages to China… Greg Guenthner with a Far East opportunity growing “at an astronomical rate”…

“Investing in this market is like trying to take cheese out of a set mousetrap,” Chris Mayer begins today. “It’s very tempting to make a grab, but you are also fairly certain about what will happen if you do. The market’s 50% rise from its March lows is stunning. It’s like the cheese in the trap. But we also know that no market moves up like that for long. The kill bar is never far from such rallies.”

Check out Asia early this morning… you can almost hear that bar whipping through the air:

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How to Profit from the Asian Internet Boom

Contrarian Profits (August 14th, 2009) Writes:

The number of Chinese with Internet access is increasing at an astronomical rate – after all right now, the region’s penetration rate is only 17% compared with 75% here in the U.S. And along with that growth, opportunities are emerging for a select few investors to get in on tech growth in the Far East.

Most of the time, backdoor plays offer the largest profits in growth industries like this one. Sometimes, however, a straightforward approach is your best chance at the quickest gains. This is one of those times.

Take China Mobile (NYSE:CHL), for instance. This telecom behemoth is the most obvious play in the region. In the last three years, the company doubled the number of subscribers and grew its bottom line 107%. That’s a rare feat for a $230 billion company.

China Mobile’s growth is impressive, but it’s nothing compared with what a small-cap player can do in this

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