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Re: Mexico

Postby winston » Wed May 06, 2015 7:41 am

I forgot how much I like this place By Simon Black

I’m certainly a proponent of taking advantage of everything the world has to offer.

This includes looking for nice places all over the world. I love spending time in Thailand, Italy, Chile, Croatia, Brazil… But sometimes we forget what’s in our own backyard.

It’s been a couple of years since I’d traveled to Mexico, and I’m embarrassed to say that I’d forgotten how much I like it here.

The food is great, the weather is warm, people are friendly, the culture is vibrant, and it’s in many cases shockingly cheap.

More importantly it’s a place where you can exist without mother government trying to regulate every last aspect of your life—from what you put in your body to how you raise your children.

Of course Mexico today has a dark stigma of drug-related violence and police corruption hovering over it like a dark cloud.

In a way it’s like Colombia, another place I’ve visited recently.

Both countries are pictured as incredibly dangerous places that sensible people should avoid.

But that’s simply not the reality. And just like a good investment, Mexico and Colombia represent undervalued opportunities.

The stigma about violence and chaos sets prices low, so there are very solid opportunities to buy right now. Especially given how cheap both of their currencies are right now.

What’s great about Mexico is that it’s such a big country, so there are a lot of choices.

From Mérida to Monterrey, Guadalajara to Puerto Vallarta, Colima to San Miguel, there are dozens of great cities to choose from with inexpensive lifestyles and vibrant expat communities.

Mexico is an easy transition to living abroad, for both North Americans and Europeans.

There’s a lot of obvious influence that comes from the north, while at the same time from centuries of colonial European flavor. So it feels very familiar, while at the same time you can feel much more free.

In terms of investment opportunities; as an agriculture investor, I’m keenly observing the country as it positions itself to be a major exporter of high value crops.

Bottom line—whether you’re looking for a nice, warm, inexpensive place to relax or retire, thriving entrepreneurial hotspots, or attractive business and investment opportunities, Mexico is certainly a place to consider.


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Re: Mexico

Postby winston » Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:37 pm

Journalist robbed on live TV in Mexico

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... exico.html
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Re: Mexico

Postby behappyalways » Wed Jul 15, 2015 5:09 pm

Video shows El Chapo's daring escape
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... scape.html
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Re: Mexico

Postby winston » Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:13 pm

Mexican stocks continue to fall… big country fund EWW sinks 20% in one year.
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Re: Mexico

Postby behappyalways » Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:17 pm

'El Chapo' returned to Mexico Altiplano prison
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35269411
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Re: Mexico

Postby behappyalways » Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:26 pm

Zetas drug gang 'used Mexico prison as extermination camp to kidnap and kill 150'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06 ... p-to-kidn/
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Re: Mexico

Postby behappyalways » Wed Oct 19, 2016 10:15 am

'El Chapo' judge assassinated while jogging outside his home
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10 ... -his-home/
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Re: Mexico

Postby winston » Tue Nov 15, 2016 12:39 pm

3 Mexican Stocks to Buy, 1 to Sell in Trump’s World

Most of these Mexican stocks are big-time bargains

By Ian Bezek

Source: Investor Place

http://investorplace.com/2016/11/3-mexi ... CqQt_l96M8
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Re: Mexico

Postby winston » Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:32 pm

The Hidden Upside in the Coming Mexican Crisis

By Joseph Hogue

Not only has the peso sold off but the iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF (NYSE: EWW) is lower by 19% over the last year, falling 8.5% when trading resumed on the 9th of November.

NAFTA article 2205 does allow any country to withdraw from the agreement six months after written notice. Trump will have no loss of talking points in his negotiations with the Mexican government or other stakeholders.

Politifact estimated earlier this year that the United States has lost more than 850,000 manufacturing jobs to Mexico since the 1994 agreement and another study found that 4.5 million manufacturing jobs have gone to other countries as a result of trade agreements.


Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE: HPQ) plant in Guadalajara assembles computers and designs memory boards. While printing and supplies isn’t the growth market it used to be, the company has the scale to take market share as smaller rivals leave the space. 3


General Electric (NYSE: GE) employs more than 11,000 people and has 17 plants in Mexico with operations since 1929.


GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE: GSK) employs 1,700 people at its plant in Mexico which it has operated since 1964.


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http://dailytradealert.com/2016/11/18/t ... an-crisis/
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Re: Mexico

Postby winston » Fri Nov 25, 2016 8:02 pm

Huge Profits at Our Doorstep: Mexico

Forget Trump and forget the headlines – Mexico is a Latin American success story. And a major one, at that. And that's not likely to change anytime soon, even with Trump's proposed restrictions on trade policies and agreements.

Its economy grew 2.3% last year
– that's vastly more than the United States – and an accelerated growth of 2.8% is expected this year. Inflation forecasts have dropped to 2.2%, the lowest level in 45 years, due to the fall in oil prices and a credible central bank whose mandate is to keep inflation under 3%.

Nearly 80% of Mexico's oil exports head towards the United States, so it has been largely unaffected by China's economic slowdown.

Unemployment is also falling and the country's debt was upgraded last year, mainly because the government passed important economic reforms.

In fact, Mexico started a deep reform process in December 2012, after President Enrique Peña Nieto took office. It implemented many changes to the energy industry, labor market, telecom sector, educational system, and the government's fiscal framework.

And ahead of the 2018 federal elections, the government seems very keen to attract even more foreign investment, which means near future opportunities will arise in the construction and operation of pipelines, highways, ports, and other infrastructure areas.

To take advantage of the expected Mexican growth as it continues to reform itself, buy the iShares Mexico Capped ETF (NYSE Arca: EWW), which has returned about 10% since its inception and tracks the investment results of a broad-based index composed of Mexican equities. It's a broadly diversified fund with holdings in solid industries such as telecommunications, financials, consumer staples, and materials/industrials.

Almost 11% of the portfolio is invested in America Movil (BMV: AMXL), a Mexican holding company that provides telecommunications services including mobile and fixed-line voice services, wireless and fixed data services, Internet access and pay television, sales of equipment, accessories and computers, as well as other related services. It operates in many geographical segments across Central America, the United States, and Europe.

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