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How to Discover Trends for Your IRA Investments

Introduction

The easy part is getting the money into the IRA account. The harder part is finding those investment areas, based on your analysis of trends, that will yield the greatest return on investment.

Possible Research Sources

Starting with a search of Google, the following links proved worthy of a read:

http://investment-trend.blogspot.com
www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article4619.html
www.GlobalFuturist.com
www.spottingtrends.com


A Selected List for Consideration


•   Higher energy prices as demand increases, unchecked by efficient fossel fuel
     usage technologies.

•   78 million aging Baby-boomers and longevity increases. 

•   Slowing but continuing Emerging Market growth with China becoming the largest market.

•   Disinflation followed by inflation and a depreciating dollar as businesses gain health and
     printed money used to combat the global recession impacts the US economy

•   Continuation of gap in incomes between rich and poor.

•   Healthcare technology breakthroughs that lengthen life.

•   Continuing world food shortages.

•   Wireless communication technology expansion.

•   War on terrorists and personal security will continue.

•   Generation Xs and Millennum customers will demand better and faster service, relying more
     on wireless and online services.
 
•   Motor vehicles of the future will have advanced GPS, internet, voice recognition, and fuel
    efficient technologies.

    
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