"The Indonesian equity market ranked as one of the best-performing markets in the world through the first half of 2010," notes fund specialist Doug Fabian.

The editor of The ETF Trader sees long-term potential in the Van Eck Market Vectors Indonesia ETF (IDX).

The advisor explains, "This fund has certainly has my attention. Even though IDX has been a solid performer so far this year, it appears to have more room to run.

"Indonesia is one transitioning market that actually saw a big 53 percent gain in foreign portfolio flows over the past year; it's an economy and market that I've been touting for the past couple of years," says Neil George.

The editor of The Pay Me Strategy explains, "The nation is in the high-growth Asian region and is rich in resources and lower cost, increasing skilled labor. And it's run by a very popular president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyno.

"Our focus as we look to 2011 is Indonesia; in our view, the country represents the most overlooked opportunity in Asia," says Carl Delfeld, with iGlobalStrategist.com.

The advisor continues, "Indonesia is a sprawling archipelago with a landmass three times the size of Texas that serves as a bridge between China and India and the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

"It is the world's third largest democracy and the fourth most populous nation. Indeed, it is an emerging democracy with 240 million people. And it's stock market has has been a stellar performer since the economic crisis badly hit capital markets in early 2009.

"With sentiment improving slightly in global markets, we now recommend that you dip your toe back into global stock markets," says international investing expert Nicholas Vardy.

The editor of The Global Bull Market Alert explains, "We are betting on what has been the world's best-performing stock market of 2010 -- Indonesia -- and we are recommending you invest in this region through the Market Vectors Indonesia ETF (IDX).

"As the world's fourth-largest country with a population of 225 million, Indonesia boasts a young and growing population with Jakarta, the nation's capital, expected to be the largest city in the world within two decades.

This article is part of a 20 article special report on "Metals, miners and money".

Dan Sullivan, a specialist in relative strength rankings, maintains a position in Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold (NYSE: FCX) in his model portfolio. The editor of The Chartist explains, "The world's largest publicly traded copper company, Freeport-McMoRan operates large, long-lived and geographically diverse assets around the world.

"The company owns significant proven and probably reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum and has an extensive portfolio of expansion and growth projects.

"The company conducts its operations primarily through its principal operating subsidiaries, PT Freeport Indonesia, Phelps Dodge, and Atlantic Copper. PT Freeport Indonesia's principal asset is the world-class Grasberg mine which was discovered in 1988.

"This mine contains the world's largest single copper reserve and the world's largest single gold reserve. It is also a 25% owner of PT Smelting, which operates a copper smelter and refinery in Gresik, Indonesia.

"Phelps Dodge is a fully integrated producer of copper and molybdenum, with mines and processing facilities in North and South America and Europe. Atlantic Copper operates a copper smelter and refinery in Huelva, Spain.

"The company's second-quarter profit surged year-over-year due to the acquisition of Phelps Dodge and increased metal pricing. Net income rose to $1.10 billion, up from $367 million in the year-ago period. Revenue also surged to $5.81 billion, from $1.43 billion last year."

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