| Proponents of cyclic investing follow the bulls and the | | | | after the flocking to cash in the 80's because inflation |
| big money. It is true there is a certain pattern that the | | | | meant interest rates were raised to unprecedented |
| market leaders follow during various phases of the | | | | levels of 20% and more, in a bid to try and reduce |
| economic cycle. These people are fund managers and | | | | consumer spending, was a new commodity was |
| high net worth individuals that take the lead and follow | | | | added to the economic mix. |
| the line of least resistance. | | | | Whether the dot com economy will again roar back to |
| If you look back to the oil crisis of the 70's it directly | | | | life is anybody's guess. But if you have $5000 dollars |
| preceded the real estate boom, which is not unlike | | | | to invest, history, although not a perfect indicator can |
| what is happening now. When oil prices sky rocket, the | | | | tell you a lot about where the smart money is going |
| commodities sector takes off too, like copper, tin, gold | | | | next. I personally believe, despite the doom and gloom, |
| and silver. The mining sector always comes to life and | | | | we are headed for another spike in consumer |
| many a fortune has been made buying speculative | | | | confidence and as per the patterns of the past, |
| mining stocks for 10 cents a share and seeing it go to | | | | interest rates will soar, meaning putting your money into |
| $10,00 a share in a short amount of time. Nearly | | | | cash by simply depositing it in a bank will be the next |
| anything mining gets a free ride to its highs. | | | | big thing. However, I would also be looking at the |
| These market leaders follow the same similar path in | | | | internet and getting some foot hold in the virtual real |
| the economic climate and what happened last time, | | | | estate that is so cheap right now. |