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Three Hot Investments

The Investment U E-Letter: Issue # 355
Friday, July 23, 2004

China Stocks: Three Hot Investments – Poised for a Meltdown
By Dr. Steve Sjuggerud
President, Investment U

“I like China,” a broker told me at a neighborhood Christmas party, “and nanotech What do you think, Steve?”

That was the opening sentence of my January 2004 newsletter. Here was my honest reply about China stocks: “China is a bubble like the Nasdaq in 1998, and nanotech is a long way off. Both could double from here of course. But both will likely end badly.”

I knew these were speculative bubbles, waiting to burst – this was where the hype was as hot investments go

And burst they did

The Greater China Fund (CHN) has fallen from $48 at the beginning of January to $26 today. Ouch! And Merrill Lynch’s Nanotech Index peaked at over 300 in January; now it’s around 190 ouch, again!

People who bought expecting riches in China and nanotech have since lost over a third of their money!

I’m always on the lookout for where the speculative money is headed – where the hype is – for a simple reason: Those are the markets that are likely about to fall

What the “Regular Joes” Are Buying Now

I’ve found that the Regular Joes are generally the last ones into a major bull market.

These folks are the ones buying China stocks at the peaks in China, or nanotech, or whatever. If you’re smart, you’ll avoid buying in markets like these at speculative peaks – markets that everyone at the cocktail parties is talking about

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Right now, the latest sectors that have sucked the Regular Joes in are Transportation and Energy. These are sectors to either sell or avoid right now And Energy’s the big one.

The Regular Joe (and his broker) loves Energy shares right now and that means oil stocks, like the Exxons and Chevrons of the world.

Right now, I would avoid Transports and Energy stocks, as they should weaken, based on what’s popular with the little guys.

The breakdown in energy stocks hasn’t arrived yet, but the excitement over them is similar to China and nanotech at the beginning of the year and it may end the same.

Avoid Microsoft, Too?

Lastly, one surprising stock to avoid is Microsoft at least in the near term based on the enthusiasm of the small investor

The small investor loaded up the truck with shares after Microsoft announced its special dividend. And when the small speculator loads up there’s generally very little upside left

If you believe (as I do) that when the “little guys” all do the same in droves, it’s time to do the opposite, then you’ll do this: You’ll avoid Transports and Energy (watch these stocks for a breakdown). And you won’t buy Microsoft now.

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Good investing,

Steve

P.S., From time to time I like to update back issues of the IU newsletter with new information. Take a look at the article below for some of my hot investments and picks for 2005:

Investing in 2005: Biotech Stock Predictions, Gold Coin Investments, and Hot Energy Stocks

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