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WHAT CAN THE SIMPLE ACT OF ORDERING A PIZZA TEACH US ABOUT GLOBAL INVESTING? tHE NEXT
TIME YOU ORDER A PIZZA, THINKG ABOUT THIS...AMERICANS EAT A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF THE FIVE BILLION
PIZZAS SOLD EACH YEAR AND AS IT TURNS OUT WHAT WAS ONCE A UNIQUELY AMERICAN TREAT HAS
NOW BECOMEA TRULY GLOBAL FOOD. BUT WHERE EXACTLY ARE THE REST OF THE PIZZA LOVERS IN THE WORLD?
WELL QUITE POSSIBLY IN COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA, INDIA, AND POLAND WHERE YOU'LL FIND A FAST
GROWING MIDDLE CLASS CONSUMER BASE. eACH ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS AND MANY MORE LIKE THEM
ARE NOW PLUGGED INTO A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN THAT STRETCHES WELL BEYOND THE BORDERS OF
TRADITIONAL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND REACHES INTO PARTS OFWHAT CAN THE SIMPLE ACT OF ORDERING
A PIZZA TEACH US ABOUT GLOBAL INVESTING? THE NEXT TIME YOU ORDER A PIZZA, THINK ABOUT THIS...AMERICAN’S
EAT A LITTLE MORE THAN HALF THE FIVE BILLION PIZZAS SOLD EACH YEAR AND AS IT TURNS OUT
WHAT WAS ONCE A UNIQUELY AMERICAN TREAT HAS NOW BECOME A TRULY GLOBAL FOOD. BUT WHERE
EXACTLY ARE THE REST OF THE PIZZA LOVERS IN THE WORLD? WELL, QUITE POSSIBLY IN COUNTRIES
LIKE CHINA, INDIA, AND POLAND WHERE YOU'LL FIND A FAST GROWING MIDDLE CLASS CONSUMER
BASE. EACH ONE OF THESE LOCATIONS AND MANY MORE LIKE THEM ARE NOW PLUGGED INTO A GLOBAL
SUPPLY CHAIN THAT STRETCHES WELL BEYOND THE BORDERS OF TRADITIONAL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
AND REACHES INTO PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE THEY’VE JUST RECENTLY GOT CELL PHONE SERVICE
AND WHERE THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY ORDERED THEIR FIRST PIZZA. OF COURSE THE NEED FOR PIZZA
ALONE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TREMENDOUS GROWTH; BUT POINT IS THAT US MARKETS ARE JUST
A PIECE OF THE PIE. NOW, MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME COMMON GOODS AND SERVICES
WE’VE ALWAYS TAKEN FOR GRANTED IN THIS COUNTRY, LIKE PIZZA. WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO INVESTORS?
BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY STRONG COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD POSITIONED TO SERVE THESE NEW CUSTOMERS
AND CAPTURE VAST AMOUNTS OF MARKET SHARE. AND IF YOU’RE ONLY INVESTED IN US MARKETS
YOU MAY BE MISSING OUT ON SOME SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD. AFTER ALL, WERE ACCUSTOMED
TO BUYING GOODS FROM INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES, WHY NOT INVEST IN THEM AND BENEFIT FROM THEIR
GLOBAL SALES? FOR MORE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS FOR
YOU PORTFOLIO, PLEASE DOWNLOAD OUR SPECIAL REPORT: A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY. AND THE NEXT
TIME YOU PHONE IN YOUR PIZZA ORDER THINK ABOUT THE BILLIONS OF FELLOW PIE LOVERS AROUND THE
WORLD WHO RIGHT NOW MAY BE PONDERING A SIMILAR QUESTION: SAUSAGE OR PEPPERONI?