| Investment Opportunities - How to Enter the Game | | | | and take part in the growth? Without expanding your |
| Since the arrival of Colombus, Cortes and the | | | | business into Latin America, international investors have |
| subsequent invasion of the conquistadors, Latin | | | | the opportunity to purchase these shares directly via |
| America has suffered a difficult past and struggled to | | | | an ETF (exchange traded fund). We recommend the |
| establish an open and fair democracy with modern | | | | iShares MSCI Brazil Fund (EWZ) which has a 3 year |
| economic policies. Cortes and his men in 1518 led the | | | | annualized return of 46.25%. Or, for Mexico, the |
| destruction of Mexico's Aztec Empire, followed by | | | | iShares MSCI Mexico Fund (EWW) with a 3 year |
| Pizarro's brutal annihilation of the Incan Empire in | | | | annnualized return of 40.15%. Clear signs that indeed |
| modern day Peru. A similar course of events in Brazil, | | | | the Latin American markets are emerging, and moving |
| and other Latin America countries completed the | | | | at a good pace. For a more diversified and simple |
| change in history. Unfortunately, nearly 500 years later, | | | | approach to enter these markets, iShares offers the |
| corruption and inequality are widespread, arguably as a | | | | Latin America 40 Fund covering several countries and |
| direct result from the conquest, its poor leadership | | | | sectors. |
| from the Spanish, the slow healing wounds from the | | | | Interested in a more direct investment, or expanding |
| conquest, and the reluctance of the European blood to | | | | your operations into Latin America. We offer some |
| share the wealth. | | | | general advice. Make every effort to establish |
| In 2007, Latin America shows some promising signs of | | | | relationships or offices in one or more of Latin |
| change, both in economics and government reforms. | | | | America's major cities: Mexico City, Bogota, Sao Paulo, |
| With this slow social change, comes a rather rapid | | | | Buenos Aires or Santiago. It's safe to say that nearly |
| economic and market change with potential | | | | all of the action is here. Learn the language, hire |
| opportunity for foreign investors. First, let's sort out the | | | | someone who knows the culture and the language, or |
| good from the bad in terms of economic and | | | | hire an outside consultant such as Cinnamond Global to |
| investment - based mainly on leadership and the | | | | screen opportunity and liason with the foreign business. |
| division within Latin America of left and right, or closed | | | | Be skeptical and approach offers with caution in this |
| and open economies. Major countries with less | | | | market with slack regulation. Understand the |
| prospects include Ecuador, Venuezuela, and Paraguay. | | | | risk-reward relationship. Lastly, when dealing with a |
| While those countries in Latin America with a wide | | | | small or medium-sized firm in Latin America, and |
| margin for growth are Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, | | | | especially when dealing primarily with an individual, get a |
| Colombia and Mexico. | | | | professional background check from a firm like |
| How to enter this market, diversify your investment, | | | | Wymoo who can validate the company and contacts. |