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The Age of Trillionaires
An interesting phenomenon will happen in the very near future.
The world will see its first trillionaire.
Sound far-fetched? Well, it's not. Think about it.
According to Forbes magazine, Bill Gates' wealth grew by 76% from July 1998 to July 1999. To US$90 billion. Let's see...at that rate he'll be worth US$1.5 trillion in five years.
Think Bill Gates is an exception? Maybe not.
How about Jay Walker? According to Forbes, a year ago his company was probably worth less than US$100 million. Now he's #14 on Forbes list of the richest people in the world -- worth $10.2 billion.
At that rate he'll be a trillionaire in less than two years.
But it might not even be one of those two. With the rate of growth of wealth these days it's completely possible for someone to pass up both of them.
Faster and faster
Back in 1863, John D. Rockefeller invested US$4,000 in an oil refinery. It took a little over 40 years for him to become one of the world's first known billionaires.
In 1994, Jeff Bezos took a few thousand dollars and started Amazon.com. It only took him about 4 years to become a billionaire. At that rate (and provided mainstream investors and funds will never, ever look at Amazon.com's bottom line), he'll be a multitrillionaire in less than five more years.
Or take another billionaire, Michael Dell of Dell Computers. Since 1990, Dell Computers went from a split-adjusted US$.059 a share to a high of US$55.00. That's an amazing 93,120% gain. Enough to make many investors rich. And enough to make Mr. Dell a multi-billionaire.
These days it's easier than ever for a company to achieve fast growth. In a matter of months, a company can be nationally or internationally known. That's why a company like Meritage can have revenue growth of 497% last year. Or Siebel Systems, with 218%. And why a company like Windmere Durable Holdings can have earnings per share growth of 375% over the last year. With growth rates like these, fantastic fortunes are built in a few years.
This is just another indication of the potential for the average investor. Point is, wealth is being created faster today than ever before in history. In fact, at almost blinding speed. And we believe the individual investor has every chance of carving out a substantial piece of the pie.
But it's going to take knowledge. It's going to take action. And it's going to take an attitude. An attitude just like those of the early Taipans. And just like the one we've cultivated here at Taipan.
Let me show you how we plan to do it.
New gateways to opportunities
At Taipan, we're optimists. Die-hard optimists. Sure, it's going to be tough going for some in the near future. The gap between the rich and poor is growing. And the number of poor is growing. And the quality of life for those poor is sinking.
But as we've shown you, it's also easier than ever before to get rich -- or richer. And you don't have to be a Bill Gates, a Jay Walker, or a Jeff Bezos to get rich. With the right information and the right opportunities, anyone can do it.
Taipan is about building wealth. Through solid, high-return investments. We've been doing it for years. And we're going to be doing it for years to come.
So don't worry about gloom and doom. It's not for you, my friend. This is the best of times for making money -- for those in the know.
Let me tell you about some of the areas we're looking at..."our gateways to wealth..."
One place we look for juicy profits is in microcap stocks. These are companies with very small market capitalizations, so they're completely overlooked by institutions. That doesn't mean there's no money to be made, though. If you know what's really going on with these companies, you can often reap very large returns.
Profits from the far corners of the world
"Emerging Markets" may come and go as an investing fad, but Taipan has been racking up profits from every corner of the globe year in and year out.
This is one of the areas where the investing herd provides you with superb opportunities. In the early '90s, global investing was all the rage. Investors poured in, and markets from Thailand to Chile swelled with the boom. And we made lots of money. Over the last couple of years, Taipan editors James Passin and Christian DeHaemer have made it their mission to scour the most remote and most volatile markets of the world for premium buys.
Of course, in the last few years, many of these markets crashed and burned. From the "Asian Tigers," to Russia, to Latin America. And naturally, the herd bailed out completely, and is slow getting back in. As a result, there are screaming bargains to be had as these markets recover. Especially in Russia, we were able to cherry-pick, and then make huge profits as investors begin streaming in again.
Please read on...
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