Robert Hsu

Robert Hsu

InvestorPlace Contributor

Robert was born in Taiwan, speaks Mandarin fluently and reads and writes Chinese. But what really sets him apart from other investing experts is his rich history of investment success and his understanding of what’s happening across Asia today. While employed with Goldman Sachs, Robert learned a great deal about international markets, equities, interest rates, currencies and commodities markets. Since then Robert has started his own money management firm, Absolute Return Capital Advisors.

In order to stay on top of investment opportunities across Asia, Robert visits China regularly, as well as employs a boots-on-the-ground team of analysts in China to provide him with up-to-the-minute details on what is happening.

Robert’s advice is that now, more than ever, investors looking to build their wealth must look outside of the U.S. for real and sustainable growth. To attain superior absolute return in the new century, buy-and-hold U.S. stocks are just not going to deliver the profits that he thinks every investor should expect. And in looking to make the biggest returns, Robert’s found that the single best place to find great returns is China, where the economy continues to grow almost 10% a year.

Recent Articles

Rising Yuan in China

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

China has finally agreed to de-peg the yuan from the U.S. dollar. The announcement caused Chinese stocks to rally, even as U.S. stocks sold off, and it was especially excellent news for Chinese companies that are largely focused on the rise in China's domestic consumption -- the biggest beneficiaries of a yuan appreciation.

This China ETF is Your Best Way to Profit from Chinese Stock Market Rebound

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

At the end of May, I was telling China stock and ETF investors that the next 5% move in Chinese investments would be up rather than down. Well, during the following week my forecast largely played out as the May swoon ended and China stocks started to gain some momentum in the beginning of June. However, further problems emanating from Europe continue to act as an anchor on the global stock market despite last week marking the broader market's first weekly move upwards in a month.

AgBank IPO – Agricultural Bank of China May Not Grow Profits

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

On Thursday, the Hong Kong stock exchange approved the 2010 ipo of the Agricultural Bank of China. The AgBank IPO application is for a $20 billion to $30 billion initial public offering. Hong Kong's approval now makes the Agricultural Bank of China a virtual certainty for this IPO, and AgBank stock could begin trading on both the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges by mid-July.

How to Invest in Gold Bullion – China’s Appetite is a Golden Opportunity

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

Investing in gold is easy, and can be quite profitable. China is fast emerging as an enormous market for precious metals of all types, and particularly gold bullion. For many years now India has been the world's largest gold market, but that designation has recently come under pressure from the Red Dragon. In fact, last year demand for gold bullion in India fell by a whopping 33%, while demand in China surged 9%. This renewed Chinese investing in gold, as well as the current flux in the equity and currency markets, means big profit opportunities in gold ETFs such as the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD).

The Best Major China Oil Stock to Buy Right Now (CEO, PTR, SNP)

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

There's a lot of talk about a "China bubble" and how China stocks are peaking. Don't believe it. The reality is that China's stock market is like any stock market – there are good investments and bad investments. So how do you find the good stocks in China? Simple: Buy what China buys. And since the People's Republic is seeing soaring energy demand -- specifically demand for crude oil. That means good things for major China oil stocks like CNOOC Ltd. (NYSE: CEO), PetroChina Co. Ltd. (NYSE: PTR), and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (NYSE: SNP).

4 Hot Coal Stocks (SSL, BTU, PUDA, YZC)

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

Coal is a cheap source of energy. This is the biggest reason why the Chinese use coal to produce 80% of their electricity, while the U.S. uses coal for about 60%. India is another big consumer of the fuel, but it consumes only one-fifth as much as China. This big demand means big potential for coal stocks such as global coal stocks Sasol (NYSE: SSL), Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU), Puda Coal (AMEX: PUDA) and Yanzhou Coal (NYSE: YZC).

How a Rising China Yuan Will Affect Your Portfolio

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

After nearly two years of currency stability, I believe we are growing closer to a new round of yuan appreciation. And considering that the most frequently asked questions I receive from subscribers are when and how much the Chinese yuan will appreciate against the U.S. dollar, followed by how the currency appreciation will impact our China Strategy portfolio, I'd like to dig deeper into the issue.

Japan’s Yen Is the Next Euro (NSANY, TM, HMC, HIT)

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

With Greece's debt troubles, a lot of international investors are bullish on the euro. But there is one Asian currency that may soon follow the unraveling euro, and that's the Japanese yen. But you can find good stocks there. Nissan (NASDAQ: NSANY) is boosting capacity in China by 70% by 2012 as the country surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest car market. Toyota (NYSE: TM) and Honda (NYSE: HMC) are not far behind. Everyone knows that the battle for market share is critical at the moment. Even General Motors, which is a ghost of its former self, is selling more cars in China in the first three months of 2010 than it is in the U.S. And Hitachi (NYSE: HIT), which at one point was 2% of the Japanese economy, is a huge industrial conglomerate that will also be a direct beneficiary of BRICs' growth.

Occidental Petroleum OXY is a Good Crude Oil Stock to Buy

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE: OXY) is a California-based company with a portfolio of oil- and gas-producing properties in the U.S., Latin America, and the Middle East. Occidental Petroleum stock offers favorable exposure to higher oil prices. According to the firm's most recent presentation, a $1.00 increase in crude oil prices -- a move of about 1.2% at today's levels -- adds about $34 million to its net income. OXY earnings that could be boosted by this trend.

3 Hot China Biotech Stocks to Buy Now

By Robert Hsu, InvestorPlace Contributor

Don't go chasing companies based on American health care reform – the bottom line is that the biggest profit and sales growth is going to healthcare companies in China right now! Here are three China biotechs to buy right now: WuXi PharmaTech (WX), Mindray Medical (MR) and China Biologic Products (CBPO).

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