International Stocks

A recent poll on stockweb.com has returned some amaizing but all expected results regarding the best investments for 2010.

The poll asked a simple question ” What are the best investments vehicles for 2010?” and this is how the answeres totaled up:

• International Stocks 50%
• Energy Commodities 35%
• Precious metals 35%
• US stocks 28%
• Soft commodities 17%
• Bonds 14%

According to this numbers there is a feeling of optimism transpiring and validates a solid faith in an economic rebound. However it is interesting to see that 50% of participants indicated International Stocks as their best approach to investing in 2010. It’s interesting because not longer than 5 years ago when I was running a hedge fund, this particular investments were labeled as above normal risk and many investors steered clear of emerging markets such as Brazil and Argentina to name a few. » Read more: Best Investments for 2010 According to Your Polls