| We lived through the worst stock market crash in | | | | than it does to own stocks in Japan. |
| over 50 years last year and markets across the | | | | The United States has the biggest economy in the |
| planet got taken down in it. But the past few months | | | | world right now, but is going to be passed by China |
| have brought us a nice rally. What you may not | | | | by 2050. China already has a greater number of |
| know though, is that the markets of the so called | | | | people living in it than any other country in the world. |
| BRIC nations have gone up faster than the DOW | | | | They are coming online in the modern world and the |
| and S&P 500. | | | | high economic growth in China is only going to |
| The BRIC nations include Brazil, Russia, India, and | | | | happen even faster. |
| China. These four countries are going to experience | | | | Brazil is also an incredibly attractive place to invest. |
| the greatest economic growth in the next four | | | | While the economy of the US shrank over 5.5% in |
| decades and that means that their stock markets will | | | | the first quarter of this year Brazil's GDP actually |
| probably be the best long-term investments you can | | | | grew. It completely shook off the global financial |
| make. There are many stocks from these countries | | | | crisis. |
| that trade on the major US exchanges. | | | | All of these economies are also linked to high |
| The phrase BRIC was fired coined by a Goldman | | | | commodity growth and the US of energy. The |
| Sachs researcher in 2001. He claimed that the BRIC | | | | leaders of these countries recently met with the help |
| economies when added together will grow to be | | | | of Russia to coordinate and work together in a high |
| bigger than the countries that have the biggest | | | | level economic summit last week. All eyes are on |
| economies right now. That means stocks in those | | | | them, because they are the future. |
| countries should continue to do well, because the | | | | Even people in the United States can invest in the |
| right ones will experience huge economic growth. | | | | BRIC nations. On the US stock exchanges there are |
| Investing is like real estate it is all about location and | | | | some funds that invest in the countries that |
| buying at the right time. Japan for instance right now | | | | investors can buy. There are also several hundred |
| is the second biggest global economy. But in 2050 it | | | | stocks that trade in the US that are from these |
| will slip to number eight in the world rankings and | | | | countries. The potential to profit is enormous. Making |
| India will go to third place. India is number twelve | | | | money is all about knowing the trend and getting in |
| now. It makes more sense to own stocks in India | | | | on it. |