This goes to show investors have money to invest - but are looking for deals in potentially sustained high growth fields. Computer games and other forms of digital (not hand) entertainment, digitally based education, and internationally oriented products that enhance personal marketability. Other cutting edge growth fields might include stem cell research/products, genetic engineering research/products, alternative energy products, etc. Investors who let their money sit idly by lose value due to inflation... and keeping more thabn $200,000 in any one account at banks is shaky due to banking's toxic mortgage assets. Investing in treasury and government bonds in an era of high budget deficits is dicy. The stock market's Blue Chips rises and falls unpredictably to reflect overall market skiddishness. Investors are looking for relatively "safe" investments with potential growth since normal branded stocks have turned out to be problematic.
Kirk Shinkle is a senior editor at U.S. News. He writes daily about ups and downs in equity markets, sectors and stocks. Formerly, he covered business and economics on both coasts for Investor's Business Daily.
Tony Lee of CA @ Apr 17, 2009 14:46:51 PM
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