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As publisher of Taipan, J. Christoph Amberger's role can be compared to that of a spider in the middle of the web. He is constantly in touch with all of Taipan's sources, contacts, and correspondents, directs their research, and identifies new and promising
subjects.
J. Christoph Amberger grew up in what used to be West Berlin, Germany Educated at Berlin, G–ttingen, Aberdeen (Scotland) and St. John's Graduate Institute in Annapolis, Maryland, his work and travel have given him firsthand experience of eastern and western Europe, as well as North and Central America. A frequent speaker at international conferences, he is the author of several books and scores of articles and special reports on international politics, travel, palaeohoplology, and collectibles.
You can read excerpts from his latest book, The Secret History of the Sword, at www.swordhistory.com.
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Profit Perspectives 2000 and Beyond
by J. Christoph Amberger
Winter is settling over the country.
By the time you're reading this, the United States will have survived the litmus test as a functioning democracy. A president not only has been elected but, finally, maybe even confirmed. "For the people, not the powerful" signs have disappeared from the lawns of US$400,000 mansions. And those for whom aligning an arrow with a proper name proved too much of a challenge are now doing what they do best: Passing blame and keeping lawyers busy suing whomever they can find.
In certain states, even those recently deceased who inevitably are roused by the necromancy of rigorous "get out the vote" campaigns (and inevitably end up voting Democrat!) have safely returned to their final resting places. (After the spectacle of the post-election period, let's hope nobody starts checking voters lists against the obituaries in these places...)
It's the end of an era. William Jefferson Clinton is about to shuffle back into the shadows of history, an embarrassment to his own legacy. And just in time, the foundation of his popularity — a strong economy still flush with cash generated by the Internet euphoria — is beginning to crumble. For the first time in years, U.S. investors are facing a horrifying vision: a NORMAL economy!
No balm in Gilead?
Now that Internet stocks have lost a cumulative US$560 billion in value (and counting)... Bill Gates alone is down US$12.1 billion... how can I sit here and tell you this is the healthiest moment Wall Street has seen in years?
If you already miss the days of mindless Internet IPOs... of high school dropouts with "Maynard-Crabbe" goatees, ugly shoes and a three-page business plan turning into millionaires overnight... or if you're hoping DrKoop.com is coming back based on the revenues generated by that sage's advice... then maybe this special 2001 Forecast issue isn't for you.
But if you think 10-for-1 profits in companies with real businesses, smart profit strategies and strong management sounds at all interesting... then by all means, please read on...
First, let's get one thing straight.
Yes, the days of dot-com mania are over. Finished. And guess what — good riddance! Who needs the headaches and sleepless nights, after all?
But don't get me wrong.
Even though the mania is over... even though breath-stopping losses are for the most part behind us... even though the bold young punks of Wall Street have finally gotten their comeuppance... our opportunity for soaring profits is just about to begin. How?
Please read on...
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