Top international investments depend on good value. Our friend, Michael Keppler, continually researches international major stock markets and compares their value based on current book to price, cash flow to price, earnings to price, average dividend yield, return on equity and cash flow return. He compares each major stock market’s history. From this he develops [...]
Published on April 15th, 2007
US Dollar History can be described by an ancient Chinese saying goes like this. "First the man drinks the wine. Then the wine drinks the wine. Then the wine drinks the man."
This is also the nature of institutions and the falling US dollar is an institution. Institutions begin by serving an idea that enhances mankind. [...]
Published on April 14th, 2007
Weak US dollar drops can reduce freedom in many ways. Freedom comes from being able to maintain the purchasing power in spite of the weak US dollar of one’s savings and wealth. Many banks expect the greenback to now drop to 140 against the euro.
Yesterday due to my concerns about the weak [...]
Published on April 14th, 2007
Ecuador export ideas can bring you freedom of choice.
Merri and I are preparing to fly back to the US for a couple of months, get our lettuce, corn, beans, peas, pumpkins and squash planted, plus give our hound dog a chance to roam the farm.
This freedom to live in places we love that we choose [...]
Published on April 13th, 2007
International Investments help free us from the Soil Defense Syndrome. Life is so fascinating, the way fate or coincidence, or God, (whatever one wishes to believe) sends us great gifts.
In this case the cross roads came about three events.
First, two days ago I wrote the message below about the soil defense syndrome.
Second, yesterday Merri and [...]
Published on April 12th, 2007
Ecuador agriculture can offer a better lifestyle and opportunity as good prices rise. Sometimes we forget the importance of life’s basics…such as food. Until those basics cost more.
Ecuador agriculture is important because Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal included an article that began: “Prices of farm goods are climbing – in part because of demand for crop-based [...]
Published on April 10th, 2007
Emerging currencies can have a great impact on our investments. A number of friends from Quito visited us here at El Meson over Easter. One is an American who has owned a flower plantation here for years. He told me something very interesting about emerging currencies.
His Ecuador business www.newwholesaleflowers.com overnights flowers anywhere in the world [...]
Published on April 9th, 2007
Ecuador health has been known as special for many generations. Part of the Ecuador health benefits come from shamanic nutritional and healing traditions. During our Ecuador Shamanic Mingo Tours we try to understand the mysteries of life and this excellent Ecuador health through quantum science and the ancient traditions of the Yatchaks here in Imbabura. [...]
Published on April 7th, 2007
Ecuador Real Estate is attractive because of the Ecuadorian people. We receive continual raves about Ecuador real estate, Ecuador and the people of Ecuador like the ones below. One common theme is that people are surprised at the kindness and sweetness of the people. We live in such aggression and tension up north that we [...]
Published on April 6th, 2007
International investments gain power when you choose the right currencies.
Special Note: American Airlines and LAN were offering Miami-Quito round trip air fares for $279 yesterday. See more below.
At its most fundamental level, economics and international
investments are about people, their powers of productivity and
consumption. This basic of life then gets distorted in many
ways such as government [...]
Published on April 5th, 2007