What is the best way to bet on a national economy.

If I believe a country's economy is about to do a lot better/worse - is there an efficient way to bet on the economy (stock exchange, other ideas ?)

currency. stock exchange. CDS. govt debt.

• Currency
• Government bonds (e.g. treasuries)

I do not gamble and I never bet on anything.

Based on extensive research and evaluation, I invest in companies located in other countries every day. Over the years the maximum gains are generated by investing in companies. For individuals, the gain is far greater than investing in CDs, treasuries, bonds, currencies.

For most people the easiest and safest is to use a mutual fund with ten years of proven performance. The best website for this is:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/fund...spx?lang=en-GB

Hmm. A mixture of totally off topic and absolute rubbish. It's funny how everyone who think they know what they're doing in the markets say "I never gamble". Like they have a crystal ball. If the OP believes country X is going to do better or worse why would he want to invest through a mutual fund with a "history". Surely that's paying to employ a fund manager with his or her own ideas?

@Pashosh: you want an index tracking ETF like those done by iShares. Look at the expense ratio - you want it to be as low as possible.


Bonds and Currency investments are easily manipulated and oftentimes terrible reflections of the broad health of a country or company.