Profit from commodities and Southeast Asia with one buy

December 21, 2005

The Japanese Stock Market, the Nikkei 225, is at trading levels last seen before the global stock market crash in 2000. It is driven primarily by an ongoing demand for commodities. Many companies in the Nikkei 225 are in the metals, mining and shipping industries, which benefit from high demand for commodities.

What It Means:
None of this would be possible without investor faith in Japan's attempts to reform its economy. The Nikkei has risen 36% this year, as investors cautiously enter back into the Japanese stock market, believing that the worst is over.

Action Steps:
An investment in a Japanese mutual fund will address two areas of diversification: overseas/Southeast Asia and commodities.