What is “Country Pick”?
A free-of-charge money management game.
This game will give you a feel for how money is managed.
New! Release of newsletter "Was it Smart to Stop Investing in Flood-hit Thailand?"
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The “Country Pick” 2011 race with participants from three countries will finish soon!!
The Yearly Champion will be announced on Jan. 31, 2012.
Form December 28 until then, the annual competition ranking will be concealed.
Who will be the best performer and win the annual competition?
“Country Pick” will start again in 2012.
And please join the new race, starting in 2012!
New! Release of newsletter "World’s 7 Billion-Plus Population Offers Investment Hints"
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New! Release of newsletter "All Eyes on Annual Competition Winner!"
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As of today, November 10th, Country Pick now has Facebook functionality.
Participants can check daily changes in their NAV graph, their holdings chart (how much they are investing in each country), and rankings via their Country Pick My Page. With this update, participants can now share their asset management achievements with friends on Facebook.
Even though it’s only a game, participants’ experience a rollercoaster of emotions along with big rises and falls in the value of their assets. We think sharing these experiences and emotions with friends on Facebook will make the game even more fun to play.
We hope that you will use this chance to share Country Pick with your friends and have fun playing the game together!

New! Release of newsletter "Trying Times for 10 Trillion yen Competition"
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New! Release of newsletter "A Peak in Investor Concern"
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New! Release of newsletter "What’s Next for Emerging Country Poverty Rates?"
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New! Release of newsletter "Commodity Markets Fall as Resource-Related Stocks Enter Adjustment Phase"
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New! Release of newsletter "Is the Worst Over for Europe's Financial Woes?"
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New! Release of newsletter "Forecasting Global Stock Markets through Oil Prices"
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New! Release of newsletter "Going Against the Grain to succeed in Investing"
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New! Release of newsletter "Deadline for Country Pick Spring Competition Looming"
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New! Release of newsletter "Connection Between Equity Markets and Rate Hikes in Major Asian Countries"
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New! Release of newsletter "Global Equities Still Undervalued?"
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New! Release of newsletter "Announcing First Annual Champion of Country Pick Investment Simulation Game"
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New! Release of newsletter "Ability to Anticipate Rise in Natural Resource Prices Proves Decisive"
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The “Country Pick” 2010 race with participants from three countries will finish soon!!
The Yearly Champion will be announced at the Award Ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2011.
Until then, the annual competition ranking will be concealed.
Who will be the best performer and win the annual competition?
“Country Pick” will start again in 2011.
For more on awards, please see the following page. (Link to the award page)
Awards
And please join the new race, starting in 2011!
New! Release of newsletter "2011 Market Forecast Survey for Country Pick Participants"
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New! Release of newsletter "Reconsidering Japanese Equity"
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New! Release of newsletter "Are stock prices an indicator of future economic growth?"
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New! Release of newsletter "Positive Returns For All Participants and Japanese Students Put Up a Great Fight"
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New! Release of newsletter "Country Pick Heads Into the Final Stage"
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New! Release of newsletter "Understanding Forex Trends is the Key!"
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New! Release of newsletter "European Stocks Have Caught Up!"
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New! Release of newsletter "Awards Ceremony for Spring & Winter Quarterly Champions!"
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New! Release of newsletter "700 Billion Yen Lost in a Rough Market!"
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New quarterly ranking! Please see the attached file.
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New! Release of newsletter "New Student Competition to Begin!"
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New! Release of newsletter "Signs of Turbulence!"
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New! Release of newsletter "Nikko AM Announces First-Ever Country Pick Quarterly Champion!"
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New! Release of newsletter "What's keeping us from getting rich?"
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We're pleased to announce that from today (January 7, 2010), it is possible to view the participant rankings for the Annual competition (Global), Annual competition (U.S. version), Winter competition (Global), Winter competition (U.S. version), and Spring competition (Global, Trial Period).
Please click on the following link to see where you rank!*
We are also planning on adding new categories of rankings in the future, so we encourage you to check back in from time to time.
*Please note that there is a one-day delay in the rankings - e.g. the rankings displayed on January 7 are for results as of January 6.
Country Pick Administration Office