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Where The Big Money Will Be Made in 2008!

December 14, 2007

By The Confident Investor

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Before we delve into how you can profit from the financial failures of 2007, let's take a look at how the falling dollar can actually pad your portfolio in 2008. Essentially, a falling dollar accomplishes two basic things:

  1. It makes foreign imports more expensive.
  2. It makes U.S. exports cheaper in the world market.

This not only increases sales of U.S. goods around the world, but also creates more jobs for Americans. More jobs mean greater consumer confidence, and when more and more Americans are working, more consumers are spending and that means more companies are profiting. Right now U.S. export growth is booming—up 14.8% over the last year, while import growth is "just" 5.1%.

A Clean Bill of Economic Health

Thanks to the falling dollar, America no longer imports twice as many goods as it exports. And as consumers in emerging nations enjoy their newfound wealth, they are going to buy the same commodities we Americans take for granted—at dollar discounted prices they may never see again in their lifetimes.

As a result, our trade gap will narrow, leading to one of the biggest export booms this country has ever seen as 2008 gets into high gear.

Food for Thought

So how can investors profit going into 2008? Booming U.S. exports mean big business for farmers.

In fact, as the falling dollar makes American goods cheaper all over the world, the U.S. agricultural sector is set to have one of their best years ever.

See, while we eat fairly well here in the U.S., both China and India face food shortages brought on by population growth, water shortages and smaller harvests. As a result, both countries have already turned to the U.S. markets for grain and livestock.

So look for manufacturers of farm equipment, producers of fertilizer, and growers of genetically engineered seeds to be the take-to-the-bank stocks of 2008.

Mother Nature Needs Help Sometimes

Yes—genetically engineered seeds.  Now we all know Mother Nature is bountiful in many ways, but with crop shortages here and abroad, she needs some help occasionally. That's why one of the biggest agricultural opportunities that many investors have never heard of is in genetically modified seeds.

Genetically modified seeds not only increase crop yields, but also increase nutritional value while reducing susceptibility to crop-killing pests.

Today, more than 8 million farmers in 17 million countries grow genetically engineered crops on 200 million acres—a staggering 20% increase from just one year ago.

Unearthing New Energy Alternatives

Looking for another homegrown agricultural play? Look no further than the cornfields of the American Midwest.

In addition to the demand from China and India pushing up corn prices, higher oil prices are driving up demand for corn products as well. That means a huge demand for ethanol by-products.

Today—thanks to a number of technological green breakthroughs—it's now possible to run cars on ethanol. In fact, many experts estimate that you could easily see ethanol go from a fringe fuel to a significant energy source over the next 5 years. Even the government proposes that by the year 2030, ethanol will fuel 30% of America's vehicles.

So what's the bottom-line profit for investors in 2008? A powerful upward trend on corn prices—America's #1 food crop. And when you consider that corn and corn by-products are used not only for making breakfast cereals, but also for making soft drinks and baked goods as well as for fattening cattle, pigs and chickens… you can see with your own eyes why genetically engineered seeds are a great choice!

Growing Big Profits in 2008

As the worldwide demand for food grows, and the dollar continues to hit record lows, the agriculture industry will continue to grow greener—in both the corn fields of the world and in your portfolio.

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