"There's a little paradox in the identity of Seaspan (SSW), a company that specializes in container ships, which it acquires, crews, maintains and sails over the Seven Seas," suggests Paul Goodwin.

The global specialist suggests, "The paradox is that, despite all that ship-owning and sailing, Seaspan isn't actually a shipping company -- rather, it's a ship leasing company.

In his Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, he continues, "Hong Kong-based Seaspan's business model is based on long-term leasing of its 57 container ships to companies that have goods to deliver.

"The trick within the solar sector is to home in on the stock within the group that has the best shot at putting on a great show," says Paul Goodwin.

The editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "And we think that stock is LDK Solar (LDK), a company that is displaying and forecasting some of the most dynamic growth of any company we follow -- solar or not.

"LDK Solar got its start in 2005 and came public during the glory days of 2007-the stock nearly tripled from its IPO in June to its top that fall. The company's claim to fame was its polysilicon and ingots, two of the base supplies needed to make most solar cells and modules.

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"I don't have much confidence in any kind of predictions about what might happen in 2011, but I think it's a good bet that top-stock honors will go to a fresh face rather than a familiar one," says Paul Goodwin.

The editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "E-Commerce China Dangdang (DANG) is an online bookseller that's been following in Amazon.com's footsteps.

"No one is more anxiously aware of the vital role of oil in running a modern industrial state than China; and when China goes looking for oil outside its own land mass, it's CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) that's carrying the checkbook," says Paul Goodwin.

The editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "Short for Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC was founded in 1982, and spent most of its early years exploring, drilling and pumping oil from Bohai Bay and the South China Sea.

"We're refilling our prescription with Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (RDY), the India-based generic drug maker," says Paul Goodwin.

The editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "Time was, being a generic drug manufacturer in India was a pretty simple business. All you had to do was analyze a new pharmaceutical compound and figure out how to manufacture it.

"A little thing like patent protection was just a minor inconvenience. And that's how Dr. Reddy's Laboratories got started. Founder Dr. Anji Reddy used his PhD in Chemical Engineering and his experience in a state-owned pharmaceutical company to do the reverse engineering and figure out the manufacturing process.

"Focus Media Holdings (FMCN), our latest featured stock, is a leader in the advertising sector in in China; this stock is a great way to play the broad consumer market in China as that country's middle class continues to grow," says Paul Goodwin.

The editor of Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "In 2002, the company's founder, Jason Jiang, was standing in a crowd of bored office workers in Shanghai, waiting for one of the office block's infamously slow elevators to arrive.

"Then it hit him. If he could just put a little fl‚at-panel TV on the wall by the elevators, he could sell space on the screen to advertisers, translating all those increasingly affluent eyes into money.

"The Cabot China-Timer has flashed a new buy signal, telling us the trend of Chinese and emerging market stocks has turned back up. No one knows how long this signal will persist, and you shouldn't try to guess. Instead, your best move is to go with the evidence, which is now bullish," observes Paul Goodwin.

The editor of The Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "India's Tata Motors (TTM), the largest truck and auto maker in the subcontinent, has been a little of both over the years, but it looks like the time is right for a new advance.

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"My pick for the top stock of 2010 is Gafisa (GFA), a Brazilian homebuilder and developer," says emerging markets specialist Paul Goodwin.

In his The Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, he explains, "This is an experienced growth company in a country with an excellent economic engine."

"The 'offshoring' of IT development, customer service and back office operations has always been controversial in the U.S. (because of the jobs lost)," observes Paul Goodwin.

In The Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, he explains, "However, these outsourcing services have also been cost-effective. And outsourcing pioneer Wipro (NYSE: WIT) is very good at it.

"Wipro, the Indian megacap company, has been holding earnings steady as a rock despite the global recession that has ripped the heart out of so many companies.

"With over 950 completed projects successfully completed, Gafisa SA (NYSE: GFA) is the most successful real estate builder and developer in Brazil," says Paul Goodwin.

In The Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, he explains, "So what is it about a Brazilian homebuilder that interests us so much? It's a combination of 'story, numbers and the chart." Here's the advisor's review.

"Brazil, one of the largest economies in the world, is still in the process of emerging from an economic crisis that began in the late 90s and bottomed out in 2002.

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"The big story behind China Life Insurance (NYSE: LFC) is still the demographic one, as the population of China urbanizing and aging," says Paul Goodwin, a specialist in Asian stocks.

In his Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report, the advisor offers a fascinating look into the company, reviewing its firm's history, it's current state and assessing its future outlook.

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China expert Paul Goodwin selects E-House Holdings (NYSE: EJ) -- the leading real-estate firm in China -- as his favorite idea for the coming year.

The editor of The Cabot China & Emerging Markets Report explains, "In 2008, housing values in China plunged, and E-House's stock price plunged right along with them." Here, he explains why this year should see improving prospects.

"E-House is the leading real-estate firm in China, and that's becoming a bigger deal these days. The massive migration from China's farms and villages to the cities put huge pressure on housing stocks and E-House's role in providing agency and brokerage services to market new housing developments gave the company a huge boost in 2007.

"On the other hand, 2008 was a different story. A slowing Chinese economy and overvaluation caused by rampant speculation had the same effect in China as it did in the U.S. Housing values plunged, and EJ's price plunged right along with them.