You may be in Singapore, but you can still buy US stocks. All you need to do is to have a valid trading account, and most of the trading accounts in Singapore can be linked to purchase US stocks. What you need to do is to fill in a W8BEN form and submit it to [...]
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Contrarian Investment is what major investors do to gain huge profits. They go against the market sentiment, and some have been well rewarded. Others may have held such contrarian view too early, and they are unable to hold out if they do not have deep pockets. With that in mind, is this actually a good [...]
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My mother’s friend’s daughter is getting married next month, and the mother is complaining about the rise in gold prices. She only bought one gold bracelet last year, because she thought it was too expensive. However, now, it turned out to be even more expensive than before. Diamond prices are still rather stable. More people [...]
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Prices of basic necessities and food have gone up. Malaysia has banned the export of certain basic food items, because a large number of goods have ended up in Thailand. With the upcoming CNY, increase in demand of food will result in increase in prices, if supplies do not increase. For those in the food [...]
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With great uncertainty in the US market, some people are holding back their property purchases. The Singapore property market in the last quarter is much slower than the first two quarters before the crisis hit. It seems that the problem may get even bigger. Initially, the subprime problem is faced by people with poor credit, [...]
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I have a friend whose father worked in the eyewear industry. He said that glasses were extremely cheap, but the prices were marked up by many times. At least two other people said the same thing. A pair of Gucci sunglasses was bargained to half its price, though my friend told me I could have [...]
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It turns out that apart from Singapore, South Korea has a lot of credit cards for a wide range of goods. Many of the consumers hold a lot of credit cards for car or food purchases. Hence, many have numerous cards. Although many people testify for the financial convenience you get when you apply for a [...]
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How cheap can calling overseas be? If you need to call your family member who is studying in Australia, you only have to pay 4 cents per minute if you know how to choose a calling card. That’s cheaper than using your handphone! Some of the charges are exorbitant! I’ve found a website that has [...]
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Sometimes, you just can’t win. Taxi drivers complained of rising fuel and they asked for fare increases. Passengers complained they couldn’t get cabs. Taxi companies decided to profit from it and thus they increased the flag down prices and booking fees. In addition, the metre will jump faster. After that was implemented, passengers complained it [...]
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The largest US loan broker offers loans for individuals and small businesses. Getting a Small Business Loan is not difficult. Some online banks may require long tedious steps but this company promises to keep the steps easy. To reduce the hassle, the company will contact you via phone or email. That would save time. In [...]
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