The next bull market is here. It's not in stocks.It's not in bonds. It's in commodities - and some smartinvestors will be riding that bull to record returns in the nextdecade.Before Jim Rogers hit the road to write his best-selling booksInvestment Biker and Adventure Capitalist, he was oneof the world's most successful investors. He co-founded theQuantum Fund and made so much money that he never needed to workagain. Yet despite his success, Rogers has never written a book ofpractical investment advice - until now.In Hot Commodities, Rogers offers the low-down onthe most lucrative markets for today and tomorrow. In late 1998,gliding under the radar, a bull market in commodities began. Rogersthinks it's going to continue for at least fifteen years -and he's put his money where his mouth is: In 1998, hestarted his own commodities index fund. It's up 165% sincethen, with more than $200 million invested, and it's thesingle-best performing index fund in the world in any asset class.Less risky than stocks and less sluggish than bonds, commoditiesare where the money is - and will be in the years ahead.Rogers's strategies are simple and straightforward. Youcan start small - a few thousand dollars will suffice. It'sall about putting your money into stuff you understand, the basicmaterials of everyday life, like copper, sugar, cotton, corn, orcrude oil. Once you recognize the cyclical and historical tradingpatterns outlined here, you'll be on your way.In language that is both colourful and accessible, Rogersexplains why the world of commodity investing can be one of thesimplest of all - and how commodities are the bases by whichinvestors can value companies, markets, and whole economies. To bea truly great investor is to know something about commodities.For small investors and high rollers alike, HotCommodities is as good as gold . . . or lead, or aluminium,which are some of the commodities Rogers says could be as rewardingfor investors.

JIM ROGERS entered the investment business in 1968 with $600 dollars in his pocket. By 1980, aged 37, he had left Wall Street with enough money to satisfy a lifelong appetite for adventure. He has been chronicled in Jon Train's Money Masters of Our Time, Jack Schwager's Market Wizards, and other books. He has been frequently featured in Time, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Barron's, Forbes, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and most publications dealing with the economy or finance. He has also appeared as a regular commentator and columnist in various media and has been a visiting professor at Columbia University. He is the author of two successful trade books: Investment Biker, and Adventure Capitalist.

Introduction.1. The Next New Thing Is - Things.2. But....3. Stepping up to Commodities.4. Stepping into the Commodities Market.5. Notes from the Wild, Wild East.6. Goodbye, Cheap Oil.7. Gold - Mystique vs. Fundamentals.8. A Heavy Metal with the Potential to be a High Flyer.9. Searching for the Next Sugar High.10. Can Coffee Perk Up?Conclusion.Appendix.Index.About the Author.