Water set to become key investment option, says expert

While people currently undertaking traders training may focus on commodities such as oil, gold and copper for significant returns, several other items may soon become major players on the market.

This is the view of Adrian Lowcock, senior investment advisor at Bestinvest, who suggested agriculture and water could feature more prominently over the next decade or so.

He said: "Water is going to be a big theme, because with the growing population size, water is going to become a valuable commodity itself."

Mr Lowcock pointed out that China's fresh water supply is very low compared to its population size, while the world's resources in general are set to be stretched, which will place greater importance on agricultural issues.

Last week, Motley Fool director David Kuo claimed that an investment market only need a group of people who are willing to buy an item and another who are ready to sell - the product could be anything.

Posted by Greg Secker