GLOBAL - LCP is expanding its international network into Mexico, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, with the addition of two new member firms.

With U.S. stock prices churning wildly but basically going nowhere, interest rates stuck practically at zero and real estate values depressed, where can investors turn?

Foreign investing is one option. But danger spots boil up everywhere. Is Mexico safe when all the news revolves around organized crime violence? Europe appears as attractive as a black hole. China has growth, but is it too fast?

What countries are suitable for investments? These days the USA, Japan and Europe are financially and economically unstable. That is why more and more investors start looking at Latin America as a suitable place for investment. Such investment gurus as George Soros and Warren Buffer have already invested in the region. Numerous analysts assume that the investment potential of Latin America is considerable and underestimated, with some countries of the region being the frontrunners in terms of economic growth. They say Latin America well may turn into a global economic center. Some Latin American “tigers” are ready to become the “locomotives” of the global economy.