think under tab offshore there is a nice thread abt overseas investing by one young yu may get one of two.

This is a kenyan forum . so you'll get the worst drought of answers you have ever heard......
by the way there are so many opportunities on the N.S.E -Nairobi- y do u wanna go all the way to U.S ?

America is crumbling slowly, so i dont understand why you would want to invest here especially in stocks. My advice to you is to invest in developing countries like Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, etc where its much more favourable to you. America aint developing any more. If you are a big shot, try Singapore, China or New Zealand.
Hope that analysis helps you man...

@ Sufficiently Philanga....thropic
Very true. Especially now that they are talking about quantitative easing and countries like China, Japan, etc saying that they gonna dump the dollar, one should look for alternative markets. My best best bet is Afica because thats where there is potential, untapped market, unused resources, etc. If you look at the Kenyan stock market of late, it has been or is being dominated by foreign investors especially from America as well as other African countries like Nigeria, Ghana, South Afica, etc.

Swaweru...
Check this out http://www.deloitte.com/...CM2000001b56f00aRCRD.htm

Racasem1..
I don't know what indicators would make you opt for investment in Sudan, but again, I don't know what kind of investment you're talking about, if its goats and cows maybe Sudan could offer a good deal, but if its financial securities then I really don't know where you got that.

Back to quantitative easing, Fed influence the quantity of money everyday, they do that by adjusting overnight borrowing/lending rates therefore influence the quantity of money, if you're into interest rate futures, then part of your job is to watch Ben's lips. So just to assure you, do not worry about US financial markets, Almost every player in US markets reported an impressive third quarter earnings.
Lastly, when they talk about emerging markets, most major players, investment banks/ hegde funds, do not categories not even Kenya leave alone Sudan as an emerging market, sorry to hurt anyone feelings but, most african countries are categorized as too risk to invest. From what I see, you listen to too much politicians and economists who happen to be accademicians, the markets not listen to academicians coz they're so conservatives and uncreative, sorry professors and thank you for the good educations you gave all of us!

@Racasem1.
Thank you for trying to explain quantitative easing in layman's language, However, your explanation fit the layman way of understanding, first, US federal reserve system have so many ways to increase the quantity of money without printing currencies, so you're assumption that US is printing dollars is just not supported by any fact. Secondly, increasing the quantity of money is a short term economic stimulant that has been utilized by the Fed over and over again and it doesn't mean every time you increase the quantity, you automatically get inflation, there is a point beyond which, inflation become a threat and I promise you that FED has some damn smart people, every one is watching that point.
And to set the record straight China is not and will not call america shots now or anytime soon, the fact that China hold US debt do not mean that US goes to China to ask for money, I don't know how layman I can explain how international debt markets work for you to understand. US is still the single highest credit rated government in the world, the size of US economy is still apprx 3 times the size of the second largest economy, China or Japan depending on some variables, so every time there is US debt on sale, its the most attractive debt in the market international debt market and thats how China end up buying alot of debts. The last time I check the international debt market, anyone could buy or sell a debt security so the China you ask probably didn't know what he was talking about, if china thought US debt securities wouldn't be honored the would have dumb the debt a while ago coz its a free market. Does it make sense?
Talking about unemployment in US, US unmeployement is 9.5%, China is 4.3%, UK is 7.7%, France is 9.2%, Germany is 7.5% Japan is 5.1%, Kenya is apprx 40% and Sudan is 18.5%, looking at those numbers and comparing it with the size of the economies and the population, what come into your mind?
Lastly, I understand why you think the way you do, after all I don't expect my accountant to really get this stuff, it like me trying to explain how bad microsoft processor is, I will probably do the worst explaining, that doesn't mean I am dumb, it just mean thats where I didn't spend my time in!

You can never solve a debt crisis by increasing your budgetary deficit and taking in more debt, its like giving an alcoholic more alcohol. The US economy is truly in problems, true wallstreet is doing well but the main driver of any economy the consumer or normal taxpayer 'Main street' thinks otherwise.

@ CapitalMarketsGeek.

Yes, the feds have many ways of increasing the quantity of money and everything in their dirty bag of tricks and quantitative easing is the last resort for America of which if they say yes, it will be the second time. Now, am a pretty realistic dude and by this I mean that I know that 1+1=2, not 1+1=4 but the latter one seems to be what the feds know. Japan tried that stunt back in the 90's and it didnt work, so what makes you think that America, doing this for the second time will work??

And no, I did not say that China will start calling shots on America, all I said is that America owes China 500 billion $ and may be higher as I type this arguement. And trust me when I say that I get your arguement but the point is that for instance, when they decide to do the quantitative easing for the second time, China will definately complain because the value of what they have invested in the u.s govt treasuries will be devalued greatly. And yes, we will see whether Chinese debt will be honoured which I highly doubt.

You see how Afica is known as a third world country, in real sense Africa is a first world country because it got there first and American will surely get there.

@swaweru true Bank of America (Merly lynch) has made me serious cash as well and Barclays esp after the recession. Lets not be too harsh on the Kenyan market, i think it's still yet to develop fully like you i invest in Kenya however am a long-term investor half of the time i never know whats cutting and still don't understand how guys say some-one can depress a share price, it's a wide known fact price is largely determined by supply and demand (as was recently demonstrated by the growth of wheat prices after Putins announcement)

@Capitalmarkets, you trade commodities?? and true bout your statement wonder why people say/believe Kenya is an emerging market, but guess it's largely determined by ones world view...