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Chinese Internet Stocks On Fire

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Have you ever made money with Chinese Internet stocks? I have, but I’ve lost a few times too.

Understanding what works on the web in the US, and who the winners will be, is tough enough. In China, it’s a whole other eggroll.

But if you can pick one or two leaders and study their sales and earnings trends over several quarters, you can begin to understand the different players and business models and make some sound investment choicesto gain access to the largest middle class on the planet.

That’s what I did with Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) this year and it has turned into a big winner for my TAZR Trader portfolio.

I wish I had been more diligent and studied a couple of other companies as well. Like the big competitor to Baidu (BIDU - Free Report) who has crushed them in both growth and stock appreciation in the past few years.

Or the Chinese equivalent of Twitter + Snapchat that competes with “microblogging” platform Weibo (WB - Free Report) .

I talk about all these companies in the video attached to this article. And I also explain why Weibo, which is over 45% owned by Sina, another media-search-social platform, rocketed 20% higher in May and is on the move again.

Why Alibaba is a Long-Term Buy

And I give many details about why BABA’s growth is real and sustainable. It is rightly called the “Amazon of China” and will find few competitors, with its closest being the $61 billion online shopping portal JD.com (JD - Free Report) .

The secret lies in something that founder and CEO Jack Ma revealed in his tour of the US last month. And his seat at the table this week for the US-China Business Leaders Summit at the US Department of Commerce wasn’t just a token gesture. Ma co-chaired the inaugural event alongside Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

Be sure to watch my video to learn about that secret as well as see some great analysis tools on Zacks.com to compare all these companies, including the gaming platform NetEase (NTES - Free Report) which is growing revenues 35% this year to $7.7 billion.

Disclosure: I own BABA shares for the Zacks TAZR Trader portfolio.

Kevin Cook is a Senior Stock Strategist for Zacks Investment Research where he runs the TAZR Trader as well as the Healthcare Innovators portfolio.

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