Dear Investor,

Yes, it’s true... our readers have just seen their investment grow by 60% in 2 months.

What this means... if you had taken our recommendation and invested $10,000 two months ago, today you’d be smiling as you thumb through your $16,000!

That’s right... $6,000 profit in two months... and the profits can be just as big if not bigger going forward.

That’s because we’re predicting that this stock will double in price within the next few months. That means you can still get in with  $10,000 and watch it grow to $20,000 or more... before the end of the year!

Why am I so bullish on this stock? Simple: not only does it offer a phenomenal risk/reward ratio; it’s the best outright speculation I’ve ever seen.

You see, in order to attract the foreign investment required to fund this company, this Asian country’s president has personally given its operators the most favorable terms of almost any business operation in the world.

For starters, they have zero competition, by law, until 2035.

There’s no surer bet than a government-approved monopoly. When you’ve got a solid business model, and you’ve got zero competition in the entire country, it’s a license to print money.

Because of its market dominance, this monopolistic money machine would be riddled with anti-trust lawsuits here in the U.S. Yet you can buy this Asian monopoly for only nine times earnings.

Listen… U.S. stocks in the same sector are almost three times as expensive, selling for 25 times earnings.

By the way, I guarantee you that this is the best Asian stock you can buy... because it’s the only one you can buy in this country. Yup, that’s right—there is only one publicly traded company in the entire country. And it’s a real beauty.

When there is only one way to invest in Asia’s fastest-growing economy you grab it.

Let me tell you more about this country... it’s like Vietnam 10 years ago just as it accelerated into hyper-growth. Tourism is surging at double-digit rates (2007 was a record-breaking year for tourist arrivals)... Chevron is drilling for oil... the country has been accepted into the World Trade Organization... Japan is investing billions into its ports... and real estate prices are rising 30% a year.

All that adds up to a strong tail wind behind this unique tourist magnet. Net profit in this company rose 54% last year. And years of profits lie ahead because its politically connected owner has managed to secure a specific long-term trade license in Asia, valid until the year 2065.

Here’s another stunner: this stock comes with an insurance policy that pays 75% of the stock’s value if there is any political disruption in this country that hurts this company.

This stock has such a long list of special breaks and legal monopolies that it seems almost unfair:

• Net income has doubled in the past three years... it has a 38% profit margin... and the stock yields 7%.
• Management is personally friendly with this country’s rulers and is getting substantial tax breaks thanks to these established governmental relationships.
• It is benefiting more than any other single company from this country’s booming tourism trade. 
• The company has $56 million in cash and zero debt.
• Best of all, this stock is cheap! It trades at just nine times earnings.
• Every stockholder is protected by insurance against a “politically motivated event” that pays off 75% of the current value of the stock in the case of any government action that hurts business operations.

I’ve never seen a speculation with a better risk/reward payoff than this legal monopoly.

One more thing—it’s important: You find a situation this appealing only a few times in your investing career. It’s a no-brain buy. The only tricky part is how you buy it. This stock trades on two separate exchanges, and you’ll get a much better deal on one than the other.

I explain all that and everything else you’ll want to know about this remarkable opportunity, in a new special report that every new subscriber to Silk Road Investor gets. It’s called A Leg Up on Profits: Asia’s Demand for High-Rolling Growth and you’ll see how to send for your free copy at the end of this bulletin.

Introducing the New Silk Road

In medieval times, the Silk Road created fabulous fortunes for adventurous investors. History is repeating itself, only this time you can profit without leaving your armchair.

Asia’s booming industries are raising wages for several billion workers, which has increased domestic demand for countless goods and services. (A prime example being the booming Asian business I’m so bullish on now.)

In fact, Asia has passed the “tipping point” where it no longer depends on Western demand to keep its economies humming. Taiwanese industrialists are setting up factories in Malaysia to export to Japan. Indian clothiers are making shirts in Vietnam to export to Russia, and so on. This unprecedented transformation is triggering explosive bull markets on stock exchanges from Cairo to Karachi.

The forces creating the new Silk Road drive every investment decision I make. To find the decade-long fortune-makers we’re searching for in Silk Road Investor, you need the right mix of healthy domestic demand, liberal trade policies and undervalued currency. And the best place to find that now is in Asia and Eastern Europe.

Just Like the U.S. 20 Years Ago…

Asia in particular offers you the same opportunity that the U.S. did in 1980 before embarking on a two-decade monster bull market. It has near-perfect demographics, high savings rates and a huge pent-up domestic demand. Everything is in place for many Asian stock markets to explode 10-to-1 over the coming decade.

If the earning and spending power of 80 million American baby boomers was enough to power the biggest stock-market boom in history here in the ’90s... imagine the impact one billion baby boomers will have on the much smaller stock markets of Asia.

Asia’s population is growing fast, and the younger generation is more consumption-oriented than at any point in history. This multitude of emerging consumers has extremely low debt and they save an incredible 40% of their income.

As a billion Asian baby boomers get their first credit card, the implications for growth are stunning. If the consumer-credit cycle that powered 20 years of growth and stock market gains here is even half as powerful over there—the investment gains you could pocket might change your life.

Why It Pays to Be Early (It Paid Us 90%!)

Every time a developing country’s economy starts firing on all cylinders, you are being given an opportunity to pocket mouthwatering gains. But as is true of so much in life, the biggest rewards go to the early bird. To really hit the jackpot abroad, you’ve got to be in the right market before the crowds pile in.

That’s why we need to take the Silk Road seriously right now. It’s only a matter of time before this ancient trade rout once again attracts the world’s attention. And by then it will be too late.

It’s an approach that has served me well. For example, following India’s national elections in April 2004, I came to the conclusion that Indian stocks offered the best risk/reward ratio in the world.

This was a provocative call, because “sophisticated” institutional investors were convinced the new government would reverse recent economic reforms. As a result, everyone “knew” that the Indian economy was headed to the dogs. Sell orders flooded the Mumbai stock exchange and prices tanked. But my contrarian principles told me to zig when everyone else was zagging, and I rushed my clients into Indian stocks. Within a year, anyone who bought the market along with us was up 90%.

Seeking Out the Silk Road’s Unpolished Diamonds

Plenty of profits await investors in countries that don’t make the front page of the financial papers. Just as small companies fly under Wall Street’s radar, much the same holds true for small countries: the opportunities they offer go largely undetected.

An example: in 2003 I urged my clients to load up on an Indonesian telecom that goes by the ticker symbol TLK. Few people outside Jakarta were buying TLK back then, and not many do today. But when the Indonesian government opened up the phone market to alliances with foreign telecoms, I saw good things ahead. I also had a hunch that the Indonesian rupiah would strengthen thanks to a change in tax policy. Anyone who acted on my buy signal is now up more than 400% in the stock.

Indonesia is typical of the non-mainstream profit destinations we’ll visit in Silk Road Investor. Our biggest stock winners will be in countries that are ignored by conventional international analysts. That’s par for the course. Many of the countries I look at aren’t in the major market indexes that mutual-fund managers rate themselves against, so they don’t even bother investing there. That’s fine with me. It leaves more money on the table for me and my clients—and now for the readers of Silk Road Investor as well.

Remember: You do NOT need to open a foreign brokerage account to make money from Asia’s growth. Many of the most exciting Asian companies trade right here on U.S. exchanges. They’re just as easy to buy as a share of IBM. 

So... if you’re ready to take the first step to a global portfolio, let’s get started. Here is la crème de la crème... my top three money destinations in the world (and my favorite stock in each)...

Silk Road Pick #1

A Booming Bank in Asia’s Champion Economy
(the easiest way you’ll ever find to profit from millions of newly-prosperous Indians)

Because of its vast size and red-hot growth, China gets the most attention of all the developing Asian economies.

But my favorite long-term investment destination is India. The subcontinent is home to some of the most promising companies on earth and benefits from a much more reliable domestic demand than most emerging economies. Its huge and growing middle class is bigger than the entire U.S. population.

And that’s what really excites me about India: its people. India’s human capital is the most talented on earth relative to the cost of their labor. Their universities churn out 2.3 million college grads a year—92% more than the 1.2 million who earn bachelor’s degrees each year in the U.S. And because prices are so low there, they work cheap.

In the U.S., computer programmers earn $75,000 a year on average. In India, programmers do the same work for $12,000. No wonder more than half of the Fortune 500 outsources work to India.

As wages inch up, millions of Indians have disposable incomes for the first time. With money to deposit, they are using banks... banks in turn are making loans to entrepreneurs... and the virtuous cycle is in full gear.

BMW is now building a plant in Delhi and European luxury yacht makers are opening up sales offices in Bombay.

Dozens of Indian companies, especially in the IT and pharmaceutical arenas, are competing head to head with world-class outfits. And they are often winning the battle.

Free Report Reveals My Top Picks in India

We have already made good money on a few Indian companies. (Two of my favorites have already made us 175% and 210% since we bought in.)

You’ll find my favorite Indian stocks now in a report I’ve just released specifically to greet new subscribers: India’s Finest: The Best Stocks in Asia’s Top Market.

The most intriguing play you’ll find in your report is HDFC Bank [NYSE: HDB]. This booming lender makes an excellent core holding for any long-term investor. It’s at the heart of India’s newfound consumer financing area, and its ruthlessly efficient managers boast the lowest cost of operations in its class. It is one of fastest growing banks in the world, with customer assets up 44%, deposits up 36% and retail loans up 74% in the past two years.

I first recommended HDFC Bank in 2003 and we have already tripled our money with a 203% gain. And it’s still a strong buy, because it has barely scratched the surface of India’s massive untapped consumer finance market. You can buy this one and relax for a long, long time.

For more details on HDFC Bank and my three other favorite ways to play India’s phenomenal potential just send for your free copy of India’s Finest: The Best Stocks in Asia’s Top Market.

It outlines the top four plays I see in India right now—and you can buy every one of them right here with a call to your broker or a click of your mouse. Order online today and you can immediately download a free copy of this new report.

Silk Road Pick #2

The Russian Oil Titan Set to Dethrone ExxonMobil
(it already has the world’s biggest oil reserves and is still growing)

A can’t-lose path to investment success is to buy something about to be squeezed sharply higher by the twin forces of rising demand and limited supply. Nothing fits that bill better today than energy.

And the best place in the world to profit from this classic supply-demand squeeze now? Russia. Russia’s Siberian vastness holds massive reserves of oil and the world’s largest reserves of natural gas... all located close to three billion energy-thirsty Asian consumers.

Right now, Russia is building a 2,600-mile oil pipeline from Siberia to the Far East. This will generate billions in hard currency all by itself, but it’s natural gas that will permanently tip the scale Russia’s way as the world’s #1 energy supplier.

Until very recently, Russia has piped most of its natural gas to Western Europe. But with new technology that can shrink, liquefy and transport this gas across long distances, Russia can now sell its vast gas reserves to faraway markets that are inaccessible by pipeline. This instantly adds value to trillions of cubic feet of otherwise-worthless natural gas.

More Oil than ExxonMobil

In Russian Riches: Top Stocks from the 21st Century Energy Giant, a special report I’ll send you free with your no-risk trial subscription to Silk Road Investor, you’ll see my favorite natural gas/LNG stock to capitalize on this locked-in trend.

To be fair, I have to reserve this gem for paying subscribers. But I will reveal my top Russian oil play: Lukoil [OTC: LUKOY]. Lukoil has more oil in the ground than any company in the world, with 16 billion barrels of proved reserves against ExxonMobil’s 11 billion.

Yet this giant is determined to become even bigger. Higher oil and gas prices have allowed it to pour cash into exploring and developing new fields. As a result, it is one of the few major oil companies anywhere that’s finding enough oil to keep pace with production.

Lukoil isn’t just an exploration and production company, but a true integrated oil conglomerate. It owns eight refineries and 4,700 gas stations around the world. In 2002, it made history by acquiring Getty Petroleum and its 2,000 gas stations—becoming the first Russian company to buy an American firm.

You get the full story on this gem—along with my other top Russia energy plays—in your complimentary copy of Russian Riches: Top Stocks from the 21st Century Energy Giant. In this report I clarify the growing difficulties in supplying enough energy for exploding global demand… and reveal a handful of overlooked Russian opportunities that could give you the biggest gains of your investing life. Even better you can download this report from my website now, so you can get started right away.

Silk Road Pick #3

Make 160% with the “Merrill Lynch of Japan”
(trillions of yen are waiting for the right moment to jump into this astounding bargain)

It may only happen once or twice in an investor’s lifetime. But when a major industrial nation suffers through a 15-year bear market, fantastic gains are made by anyone smart, brave or just plain lucky enough to be invested as it reverses course.

That’s exactly the opportunity Japan is giving you now. When U.S. stocks finally turned around after our own deflationary depression in the 1930s, they surged 163% in a year, and were up fourfold in the three years after that. That’s the kind of gain investors are going to make in Japan now that the slumbering giant has finally awoken.

After 15 years of false starts Japan’s banks are finally off life support. What’s more, after years of being largely ignored, consumer finance is suddenly hot. A savings-rich Japanese economy means that consumer loans generally have solid credit quality. And with interest rates on credit cards well above 20%, it’s highly profitable.

This means there are fortunes to be made in the right Japanese bank stocks. I jumped the gun on the crowd and bought Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group in 2003. After making 124% in 11 months, I pulled the trigger and banked our gains. There are plenty more like Mitsubishi out there to be had.

A Sneak Peek at a Current Favorite

I combed through almost 2,000 candidates to play Japan’s rebounding economy and found four stocks that are as close to can’t-miss plays as I’ve ever seen. I’m now releasing my full findings on all four in a special report I call Japan Reborn: The Greatest Bull Market of this Decade.

You may not have heard of these companies. But you can buy them all on U.S. exchanges. And every one of them has the potential to move 100% to 400% from today’s prices. In fact, these stocks could well stage a replay of the 1980s run-up when Japanese stocks rose six times over. Those are the kind of gains I’m shooting for here.

My favorite way to play Japan’s rebirth is with that country’s version of Merrill Lynch, Nomura Holdings [NYSE: NMR]. Despite its size, Nomura remains one of the world’s largest unheralded financial institutions.

Burned during the Nikkei’s slow 15-year death, Japanese investors have shown little interest in stocks in recent years. But Japan remains a promising market for stock sales. It is savings-rich and older Japanese have tremendous wealth for investing. Even better, much of it is sitting in savings accounts earning zero interest. As soon as the end of deflation is apparent you can bet that a huge chunk of this money will find its way into stocks. That’s a huge plus for Nomura. It is already seeing rising interest for dividend-paying stocks and with volume now steadily climbing on the Nikkei, commission incomes are recovering nicely, too. Now at $16, I see a big rally ahead.           

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A Leg-Up on Profits: Asia’s Demand for High-Rolling Growth.

33 million Asians move to the city every year helping to create a growing middle class representing the largest bloc of sheer buying power in economic history. Their consumption patterns are very different than their rural cousins’ and this report shows how we’re playing this massive trend.

Here’s where you’ll get the scoop on the absolutely unique investment profiled in this issue. When you see all the advantages this Asian countries government has bestowed on it, it seems almost unfair—until you realize you can get in on the deal yourself.

You’ll also discover China’s largest diaper maker in China (a must for prosperous urban mothers)... the “Google of China,” whose profits tripled in 2007... and an AAA-rated Hong Kong bank that is in line for massive profit expansion.

The Secret $800 Billion Market

Every dollar hike in the price of oil pours billions into oil-rich nations, and most of that money ends up in hands of a small number of elite plutocrats. Every wonder what they spend it on? This report follows the cash, tracking where this vast infusion of petrodollars ($800 billion last year alone) winds up.

The bulk of the billions pouring into the Middle East will end up in the coffers of private banks and asset managers—generating commissions and fees of $13 billion during the next 20 years. The Secret $800 Billion Market reveals the best-positioned bank in the world to capture this river of new money. It is among the global leaders in high-margin private banking, investment banking and asset management.

Much of the rest will be spent on luxury goods: jewelry, watches, leather goods and the like. We’ve found a Swiss company that cannot help but benefit from the spending spree that oil rich consumers treat themselves to during periods of high energy prices.

Our report blows the lid off these little-noticed petrodollar beneficiaries and singles out a handful of stocks best positioned to capture the new money flows. If oil prices stay high for years, as we expect they will, staggering amounts of money will flow into the companies we reveal in The Secret $800 Million Market.

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And you’ll get paid well for your patience, believe me. Many of the emerging markets we’ll focus on pay much higher dividends than most “developed” markets. The average stock in New Zealand yields a mouthwatering 8.1%. (Remember, that’s just the average!) Stocks in Malaysia yield 5.1%. And even after running up 120% in the past five years, Singapore stocks still throw off dividends of 4.2%. Compare that to the paltry 2.0% yield of the S&P 500.

No matter how exotic some of my recommendations might appear, I promise you that every one of them will be as easy to buy as a share of IBM. And I religiously follow how my recommendations perform in the market. So you always know exactly how well I’m producing for you.

So what do you say? Are you ready to join me in finding growing markets on today’s Silk Road? Like India, which was up 55% in 2007? Or Korea, which was up 32% last year... or Indonesia, up 50%... or Malaysia, up 46%... all while our own S&P 500 eked out a 5% gain?

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P.S. Don’t look back years from now when India’s, Russia’s (and many other) stock markets are 10 and 20 times bigger and wish you had acted. Make your move now!