Is the NEKKEI a good investment??

[von]

i just wanna know if the nikkei is a good investment??

i know its going up but will it continue (i know no one really knows but...)

how can u buy japanese shares/stock??

I am just thinking given the exchange rate this could be a good investment??

Any thoughts ideas welcome

cheers

[Nick Halliday]

i just wanna know if the nikkei is a good investment??

i know its going up but will it continue (i know no one really knows but...)

how can u buy japanese shares/stock??

I am just thinking given the exchange rate this could be a good investment??

Any thoughts ideas welcome

cheers

The latest analysis I've read (from overseas sources--important since its foreign money that is driving it up) is that the money is here to stay for a while. The American, British and European interests have a lot of money to invest and no where to invest it (all of it), so they feel a run up here will be good to participate in. Then the hope is that once it gets high enough, the Japanese will come back into it. As individual investors, I highly doubt it. Also, the last time I believed info. like this, the Asian Crisis happened (1997-8, and after).

[pants]

An ETF, like EWJ, allows you to 'buy the Nikkei'. I did it as soon as I heard the Livedoor news, and it's gone up 4% (from where I bought it) already. There's no reason the Nikkei shouldn't continue going up steadily for the next year or two at least.

[pants]

Then the hope is that once it gets high enough, the Japanese will come back into it. As individual investors, I highly doubt it.

Maybe. Livedoor certainly put a damper on things, but I'm optimistic that individual investing's going to catch on here within the next couple of years. It's a good bet, I think, especially considering the huge amounts of savings the Japanese have on average.

[von]

currently tho many ma and pa investors are putting there money into NZ, aussie and the US coz the int. rates are so good.

what about livedoor good investment now??

[steeny]

what about livedoor good investment now??

In all seriousness, yes.

[steeny]

And right now I would sell and take profits. I'm referring to Livedoor Auto and Livedoor Marketing, of course, as Livedoor can't be traded until later for their hour window.

Let's see:

Livedoor Auto at 10:25 (when I posted) - 142, now 158 -11.2% up

Livedoor Marketing at 10:25 - 550, now 596

and I suspect the main Livedoor will drop a little on opening then raise up after about 10 or fifteen minutes.

[simonejohansson]

My broker thinks that the Nikkei will continue to rise, I'm taking profit on google and moving that cash onto the nikkei225 index.