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India is the 12th largest economy in the world with the second largest population in the world. India was at one time a colony of the British Empire gaining its independence in 1947. With a growth rate in the 9% range, India’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world.

In article, “March Madness Investing – Covered Calls”, we selected some covered calls positions based on the geographic region of the final four basketball teams, UCLA, Ohio State, University of Florida, and Georgetown. The winner of the NCAA basketball tournament was resolved last night with the Florida Gators handily defeating the Ohio State Buckeyes 84 to 75.

The Commerce Department released a report today stating durable good orders increased 2.5% in the last month. The increase was caused by a dramatic increase in aircraft orders during February.

If you have been following our blog, you may remember a few articles from the archive discussing risk-reward ratios and knowing the risks involved with the company before you place a trade. April 24th, 2006 – “Stock Market Research” July 21st, 2006 – “Learn the Risk Factors and Profit” September 14th, 2006 – “Company Earnings and Stock Options Straddle” The highest potential rewards in stock and options trading also carry the highest potential risks. Naturally these types of trades appeal to the risk taker in all of us. We are in the market to make money, so why shouldn’t we take the risk to make the most money?

In article, “Wal-Mart (WMT) Stuck in a Retail Rut”, we analyzed retail stores for a covered calls stock options strategy. In article, “Retail Investing – Returns Sweet +4% Return in Jan 07”, we selected positions for expiration in March of 2007, and even though the overall stock market was very gloomy, the strategy still returned +0.9, not bad considering the S&P500 index was down over 5% during the same time period.

In article, “Visa – Plastic Money – IPO”, we analyzed the credit card industry and illustrated how profitable a covered call strategy for credit card companies can be. Signup now for PowerOptions free 14-day trial In article, “Making Money on Credit Returns +4.8% in Jan. 07”, we selected a covered calls position for MasterCard (MA) for March stock options expiration and the position was fully profitable returning +3.5% in only 22 days!

In recent articles, we’ve examined several of the world economies. In this article, we will examine the economy of China. China is the world’s fourth largest economy after the United States, Japan and Germany. China’s economy has grown phenomenally at a rate of over 10% over the last four years. China is the most populous nation on earth with 1/5 of the world’s population.

Experienced travelers to Mexico know, “don’t drink the local water and don’t eat uncooked food washed with the local water”, or Montezuma will take his revenge once again. But what about investing in Mexican companies, is this to be avoided as well?

It turns out some of the eggheads who were playing with their electronics kit while you were trying to make it to the 10th level of the Legend of Zelda may have stumbled across something. It’s called a low inductance decoupling capacitor. And no, it’s not a device you can hook up to a DeLorean to go back in time.

In an article in the Wall Street Journal (online.wsj.com), John Bogle predicts moderate returns over the next decade, on the order of 7% annually. At this point an investor may be saying “so what, who’s John Bogle, and why should I care?” Mr. Bogle was the founder of the Vanguard Group, the company with the famous family of no-load/low-cost mutual funds. Additionally, Mr. Bogle accurately predicted the stock market’s demise in 2000 and the stock market’s recovery in 2002.