The aim of The Next Big Investment Boom is to introduce readers to an investment trend that he believes is going to dominate the world over the next decade – that of commodities such as coffee, cocoa, and crude oil. However, the book is intended to help readers to invest – not to help them trade. Shipman believes that long-term investing is generally less stressful and usually more financially rewarding. He has learnt that it is far easier to profit from an investment’s progress over months and years than it is over the next few days, hours or even minutes. This book also studies the forthcoming rise in the price of commodities – which will mean the return of high inflation and ultimately the return of high interest rates.
Author’s Note:
In recent history there have been two major investment booms, namely in technology stocks and property. Both were extremely rewarding for those who were able to spot the trends early enough and didn’t outstay their welcome at the end. However, investors are now struggling to find anything that will provide them with a decent return. The most recent boom in residential property appears to have ‘shot its bolt’ with values now beginning to readjust to more realistic levels, and although conditions have improved for the stock market it still languishes well below its previous highs with little prospect of a sustainable major bull market developing soon. You can’t even get a decent return from deposit accounts or bonds with interest rates so low. So, where can one look?
Commodities. Yep, stuff like gold and oil and sugar and cotton. Not very sophisticated, not very modern, not very exciting, you might think, but you’d be wrong. Despite the phenomenal and well-documented recent rise in the price of oil and its related products, you may be surprised to learn that on an inflation-adjusted basis commodity prices are at their lowest levels since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
In this book, I’m going to show you which markets to look at, what’s creating the shift in their values and how to participate in them. The reason most investors make bad decisions is through lack of knowledge, so the more educated you can become about investing your money, the better your chances of not only avoiding bad investment products and advice but also of participating in the right investments at the right time and making yourself some decent money.
Aside from your own personal health and that of your loved ones, nothing is more important than ensuring you are financially equipped to have a comfortable life. Money may not buy happiness but it’s great at removing most of life’s stresses, and, let’s face it, it doesn’t matter whether you are in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s or 70s, it’s never too early or too late to try to make a bit more money.
Contents:
- Take responsibility for your money
- Self-directed investing
- The psychology of successful long-term investing
- Financing your investments
- Developing an investment strategy
- Commodities – the next investment boom
- The commodity markets
- Commodity investment options
The Next Big Investment Boom: Learn the Secrets of Investing From a Master and How to Profit From Commodities By Mark Shipman pdf
