by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated November 2nd, 2019. Investment advisers, especially those in the western world, usually tell their clients they cannot beat the market. They’ll say a “market average” return of about 7% per year is the best you can get over the...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated December 14th, 2019. The Belt and Road Initiative, sometimes called the New Silk Road, deserves way more attention than it gets. China’s pet project could change the very nature of our global economy during the next several decades. For over 1,500...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated February 25th, 2022. We should start this article off by clarifying: there’s no such thing as a truly recession proof country. This should be obvious. Every investment has its risks. Anywhere can plunge into a recession with little notice. With...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated April 17th, 2022. People sometimes ask why I started a business solely dedicated to investing in Asia. Why is it better to invest in Asia than elsewhere? Why shouldn’t there also be an “InvestEuropean.com” if there’s an “InvestAsian.com”? Back in...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated June 8th, 2019. Low-cost airlines have revolutionized the global air travel industry, bringing an end to the days of exorbitant prices and limited travel options. As the slogan of the world’s best budget airline says, AirAsia, “Now everyone can...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated April 13th, 2019. With the start of the ASEAN Economic Community, Southeast Asia’s physical markets aren’t the only ones getting a trade boost. The region’s e-commerce scene is seeing greater cross-border trade as well. Indonesia...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Update for July, 2018: Shares of Start Today have more than doubled since our recommendation back in 2016. We now rate them as a hold. Stay tuned for other stock picks, and we’ll update this article if circumstances change. E-commerce is the industry to...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Last updated May 18th, 2019. E-commerce in Southeast Asia lags noticeably behind the rest of the continent. Despite an increased focus from the authorities, it’ll be quite some time before e-commerce in ASEAN reaches the same level of other places in the...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
New laws could halt genetically modified organism (GMO) agriculture in the Philippines. Actually, this GMO ban would stop new farming technology in Southeast Asia as a whole. That’s because the Philippines is ASEAN’s regional pioneer in the field. Back in...
by Reid Kirchenbauer | Economic News
Update for September, 2018: This post was written back in 2016 and all our predictions on economic trends in China were accurate. But we aren’t quite as bullish going forward. We’re now looking at frontier markets like Vietnam and Cambodia for stronger...