Where should you invest in 2010?" asks resources sector expert Curtis Hesler, who suggests, "Preferably, you should stick to the heart of the matter and focus on crude oil and gold.".

In his top-ranked The Professional Timing Service, he explains, "Invest in assets that promise to increase in price as the dollar falls; this will insulate your portfolio from the damage that the ongoing deleveraging process will bring to the stock market and to other paper assets."

"Instead of being 'reactive' and waiting for inflation, the Chinese leaders are choosing to be 'proactive' to head off inflation before it takes hold," says China stock specialist Tony Sagami in UnCommon Wisdom.

"The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, increased the reserve requirements by 0.5% effective on January 18 from 15.5% for large banks and 13.5% for small banks.

Sitting in his college dorm, a student stared at his jar of coins, wondering what to do with them; two years later in 1991, Jens Molbak started a company that allowed customers to pour their change into a machine and getting dollars in return," notes Paul Tracy.

The editor of Street Authority Market Advisor adds, "Coinstar (CSTR) is now offering its products and services in more than 90,000 locations in more than 140 countries."

"Despite the expected correction, there is much further to go for gold and gold stocks." says Adrian Day. In The Global Analyst, he looks to the outlook for gold and some mining favorites.

"Gold saw its ninth annual advance, to new highs before a 10% correction at the end of the year. Gold certainly was helped by the weak dollar-and the year-end sell-off was provoke by a dollar recovery-but it's much more than an anti-dollar play.

"It is estimated that countries around the world are set to spend between $25 and $30 trillion of fresh infrastructure investment over the next two decades," says Keith Fitz-Gerald.

In his The Money Map Report, he explains, "As the de facto global leader providing all things related to power and automation technology, ABB Ltd. (ABB) is poised to potentially ride a 20-year wave of extraordinary profits."

Two leading international financial newsletter editors remain bullish on the prospects for China Yuchai International Limited (CYD), a maker of diesel engines.

Here's recent commentary from Nicholas Vardy, editor of The Global Bull Market Alert and Paul Goodwin, editor of The Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report.

Earlier this week,, I posted a bullish post on Apple (AAPL), in which analyst Geoff Seiler called the stock a huge bargain for the longer-term investor (see Apple: Another blowout quarter).

Following yesterday's announcment for the iPad, Andy Obermueller in his Government-Driven Investing, asks, "Is the new iPad a reason to buy the stock?" Here's his well-thought-out analysis."

Cutting through the hype and the niftiness of the device -investors need to ask themselves will people buy the device and will it have a significant effect on Apple's revenue?

"WisdomTree International Utilities (DBU) is an excellent way to diversify outside of the U.S. in a defensive portfolio of quality stocks," says Carla Pasternak .

In High Yield International, she explains, "This ETF tracks the WisdomTree International Utilities Sector Index of international dividend-paying utilities outside of the United States and Canada. To be included in the index, companies must have paid at least $5 million in cash dividends on their common stock in the prior year. Positions are weighted based on the amount of regular cash dividends paid.

"Apple (AAPL, $213.35, 10.28), a holding in our model portfolio, delivered another blowout quarter, though the results were enhanced by a change in the way the company accounts for iPhone and AppleTV revenue," notes Geoff Seiler.

In his BullMarket.com advisory, he explains, "Even without the accounting change, Apple reported strong sales across its product line. It sold 8.7 million iPhones during the quarter, 3.36 million Macs, and 21 million iPods.

"The bottom line was that Apple reported a 50% increase in profits for the quarter ended December 26th. It earned a record $3.38 billion, or $3.67 per share, compared to $2.25 billion, or $2.50 per share, in the year-ago period.

Usage and demand for wireless data services is surging; according to the U.S. FCC data use has soared by over 700% in just the past four years alone," says Neil George.

In his Stocks that Pay You, he says, "We suggest you look at four companies involved in different aspects of the developing 4G network, which will provide for easier handling of more data, particularly in mobile devices."

In his High-Income Alert financial newsletter, Mark Skousen recommends Barnes & Noble (BKS), noting, "Barnes & Noble has almost 800 stores in 50 states. It also owns one of the Web's most-visited Web sites.

The advisor suggests, "The stock has attracted heavy insider buying. In our view, this looks like a superb contrarian buy right now."

"The UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury ProShares (TBT) is a bet on higher long-term interest rates," says Jack Adamo.

In his Insiders Plus newsletter, the advisor explains,"The fund is structured to respond at double the inverse of U.S. Treasuries of 20 years or longer.

During the California gold rush, miners weren't the only ones to strike it rich. "So did purveyors of essential equipment like axes and shovels," notes Stephen Leeb.

In his The Complete Investor, the advisor explains, "Today a gold rush of sorts is on to develop products using nanotechnology -- materials built at the molecular scale. And the safest path to riches is once again the equipment sellers." Here's a look at FEI Co. (FEIC).

"Old-fashioned American industrial companies that are poised to benefit from growing international markets will be good investments in 2010," explains Daniel Frishberg,

The host of Bizradio and editor of The MoneyMan Report adds, "Our latest buy recommendation is Timken Company (TKR), which fits perfectly into this model."

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the "Intel of Asia, with established market dominance, big cap stability and high profit margins," says China specialist Jim Trippon.

The editor of The China Stock Digest explains, "Taiwan Semiconductor is the world's first, the largest and the most profitable semiconductor foundry."