February 9, 2011: Investors, Use Intelligence
Since I began to invest in 1972, the universe of tools available to assist both professional investors and the rest of us has increased exponentially. I recall going to the public library and pawing through the bible-sized Value Line Investment Survey (Arnold Bernhard) and putting life on hold to watch PBS' Wall Street Week With Louis Rukeyser to gain both stock tips and investment insight for my embryonic portfolio. Computers were a novelty and news was ABC,NBC or CBS. There was also The Wall Street Journal and Barrons as they are today.
Today, investors of all stripes are barraged with news networks, talking heads, scores of investment vehicles and plain hype with enough kill power to make one's head explode.Yet one source has yet to be explored by most investors and that is worldwide intelligence reports from experts in the field. Why this type of service has not been promoted to investors escapes me.
Google "investor intelligence" and "business intelligence" and you will find a plethora of sites featuring charts, graphs, security reports, analyst findings and newsletters telling you what and when to buy (or sell) securities. What you rarely find is pure intelligence to alert you to social,political and international military event probability in the future.I have found one service out of several that should be useful to investors. That service is STRATFOR (www.stratfor.com),
Founded by George Friedman, STRATFOR provides timely intelligence pertaining to worldwide security, financial and economic events, regional issues, regional/ worldwide defense and energy reports,making this service a valuable investigative tool for investments here and abroad.
A sampling of articles posted today on the STRATFOR site includes China Security Memo, U.S Strategy Toward Preserving the Egyptian Regime, Nordic-Baltic Alliance and NATOs Arctic Thaw, U.S. 2011 National Military Strategy, China and the Offshore Yuan Market, Australian South Pacific Ties, ASEAN and the Geopolitics of Trade Agreements,Egypt and Israel Strategic Reconsiderations, Japan's New Military Units and Military Stance, Guinea Government Revising Mining Laws, Japan Looking to Invest Billions in Africa,China and Iran Railway Network Deal Signed, South Africa Unlikely to Nationalize Mines, U.S Panel's Decision to Raise Drilling Pipe Duties Up To 450%, of many. Importantly, investors receive in-depth intelligence and predictive data which, combined with the usual financial idea and research tools such as Seeking Alpha, should result in a more informed investment decision.
Investor's interested in exploring what STRATFOR predicts nationally and internationally for the next decade may want to read the "hot off the press" book by George Friedman entitled The Next Decade. His pronouncements may surprise investors obsessed with China and the Pacific Rim. Russia again will menace the West. Germany may again look eastward and "new Europe" countries of Poland, Hungary, The Czech Republic and Slovakia become more importsnt to U.S interests. Brazil will be problematic.
Investors not reaching for another valid and useful source of information as worldwide investing becomes the new normal for even the smallest of investors could be making a tactical mistake.
Today, investors of all stripes are barraged with news networks, talking heads, scores of investment vehicles and plain hype with enough kill power to make one's head explode.Yet one source has yet to be explored by most investors and that is worldwide intelligence reports from experts in the field. Why this type of service has not been promoted to investors escapes me.
Google "investor intelligence" and "business intelligence" and you will find a plethora of sites featuring charts, graphs, security reports, analyst findings and newsletters telling you what and when to buy (or sell) securities. What you rarely find is pure intelligence to alert you to social,political and international military event probability in the future.I have found one service out of several that should be useful to investors. That service is STRATFOR (www.stratfor.com),
Founded by George Friedman, STRATFOR provides timely intelligence pertaining to worldwide security, financial and economic events, regional issues, regional/ worldwide defense and energy reports,making this service a valuable investigative tool for investments here and abroad.
A sampling of articles posted today on the STRATFOR site includes China Security Memo, U.S Strategy Toward Preserving the Egyptian Regime, Nordic-Baltic Alliance and NATOs Arctic Thaw, U.S. 2011 National Military Strategy, China and the Offshore Yuan Market, Australian South Pacific Ties, ASEAN and the Geopolitics of Trade Agreements,Egypt and Israel Strategic Reconsiderations, Japan's New Military Units and Military Stance, Guinea Government Revising Mining Laws, Japan Looking to Invest Billions in Africa,China and Iran Railway Network Deal Signed, South Africa Unlikely to Nationalize Mines, U.S Panel's Decision to Raise Drilling Pipe Duties Up To 450%, of many. Importantly, investors receive in-depth intelligence and predictive data which, combined with the usual financial idea and research tools such as Seeking Alpha, should result in a more informed investment decision.
Investor's interested in exploring what STRATFOR predicts nationally and internationally for the next decade may want to read the "hot off the press" book by George Friedman entitled The Next Decade. His pronouncements may surprise investors obsessed with China and the Pacific Rim. Russia again will menace the West. Germany may again look eastward and "new Europe" countries of Poland, Hungary, The Czech Republic and Slovakia become more importsnt to U.S interests. Brazil will be problematic.
Investors not reaching for another valid and useful source of information as worldwide investing becomes the new normal for even the smallest of investors could be making a tactical mistake.
posted by T @ 2/07/2011 03:44:00 PM
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