A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Market

by Jim Rogers

Book Overview

If the twentieth century was the American century, then the twenty-first century belongs to China. According to the one and only Jim Rogers, who s been tracking the Chinese economy since he first went... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400066166
• ISBN13: 9781400066162
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

China is the place to be!

I want to start off by saying this was an extremely interesting book. I read it fast. This book is a no nonsense view of what is taking place in China as well as a kind of "how to guide" for investing there. It is very broad based and should be a part of everyone's library especially for anyone wondering how they can invest successfully in China this book gives quite a few answers to that question. China is really the place to be in the future. Jim Rogers lays it out so anyone even with below average intelligence can understand the huge opportunities to invest there. Beside all the information about where China has come from and where they are headed that has been packed in this book is a number of lists of companies with their stock symbols and what markets they are traded in along with their three year trends of profit percentages and changes in revenue. Just the homework of that alone is well worth the price of the book if not much more! This book explains so much on investing in Chinese companies that anyone should be able to find some good investment opportunities with the stocks listed. Jim Rogers is one of the greatest investors of the last 40 years and it seems like a good idea to me to just ride his coat tail so to speak. He puts his money where his mouth is unlike a lot of others who give advice. A Bull In China gives a good overview of the following markets: Energy, Transportation, Tourism, Agriculture, Health, Education, Housing, Currency and more. As mentioned in the book about the reality that since 1985 the USA has become the largest debtor nation in the world and China has become the largest creditor nation in that same time span says a lot about this countries future and the future of China. This book will certainly help you find a place to put some money. I don't think anyone will be disappointed.

Highly Recommended for anyone looking for specific trends in China that can be capitalized on

Jim Rogers separates himself from many investing and trading authors by having an experienced extraordinary amount of investment success in his funds and personal net worth. In a Bull in China, specific recommendations are made based on several macro trends developing in china, and the needs that arise from those - such as more infrastructure, such as roads, railways, electricity, telecommunications, which accompanies a surge in demand for commodities like oil, cement, steel, and food. Rogers has spent extensive time in China, knows the political climate and knows the people. He notes that the Chinese have embraced Capitalism as much as or more than any other country in the world, having seen the effects of state controlled enterprises. Rogers research and predictions are based upon solid statistics and math. His model is the united states, comparing the current state of China to the United States in the period following the Wild Wild West. Rogers has put his money where his mouth is, and is so optimistic on China's prospects, he hired a Chinese nanny for his daughter, is teaching her the language, and moved his family there.

Excellent roadmap for individual investors interested in China

Kudos to Jim Rogers for writing this book, which serves as an outstanding window into the truly avant-garde capitalist markets of China. This book will be useful to American investors in three ways: 1) It reveals the nature of publically traded Chinese companies that you never heard of--which may have no analogous forms in America for you to relate to, but which could lead to massive fortunes in the future. For example, who has heard of Jiangsu Expressway, Co., Zhejiang Expressway, Co., or Anhui Expressway, Co.? In China, the major expressways that collect tolls are publically traded! Could you imagine being an early investor in the New Jersey Turnpike? or the George Washington Bridge? or the Lincoln Tunnel?--NOT POSSIBLE IN AMERICA. These are dream companies, with near monopoly status and pricing power. And with car ownership exploding in China, these companies are surely worth investigating further. 2) The book reveals where hundreds of Chinese companies trade, and the underlying logic behind the different share classes. The differing share classes of Chinese companies was very confusing to me in the past. Now, having read this book, I feel much more confident spending my hard earned money buying these shares on various markets. 3) The book is written in a "top down" economics fashion. In a very logical progression, Jim Rogers describes various sectors of the Chinese economy likely to benefit from continued capitalist expansion (e.g. tourism, agriculture, defense)--and then lists companies in these sectors that should be fodder for additional research. Hence, the book is an excellent guide for further investigations into a capitalist system that would otherwise be too large and daunting to research easily. GREAT JOB!

Excellent roadmap for individual investors interested in China

Kudos to Jim Rogers for writing this book, which serves as an outstanding window into the truly avant-garde capitalist markets of China. This book will be useful to American investors in three ways: 1) It reveals the nature of publically traded Chinese companies that you never heard of--which may have no analogous forms in America for you to relate to, but which could lead to massive fortunes in the future. For example, who has heard of Jiangsu Expressway, Co., Zhejiang Expressway, Co., or Anhui Expressway, Co.? In China, the major expressways that collect tolls are publically traded. Could you imagine being an early investor in the New Jersey Turnpike? or the George Washington Bridge? or the Lincoln Tunnel?--not possible in America (yet). These are companies with near monopoly status, but regulated pricing power. And with car ownership exploding in China, these companies are surely worth investigating further. 2) The book reveals where hundreds of Chinese companies trade, and the underlying logic behind the different share classes. The differing share classes of Chinese companies was very confusing to me in the past. Now, having read this book, I feel much more confident spending my hard earned money buying these shares on various markets. 3) The book is written in a "top down" economics fashion. In a very logical progression, Jim Rogers describes various sectors of the Chinese economy likely to benefit from continued capitalist expansion (e.g. tourism, agriculture, defense)--and then lists companies in these sectors that should be fodder for additional research. Hence, the book is an excellent guide for further investigations into a capitalist system that would otherwise be too large and daunting to research easily. GREAT JOB!