If you have been investing in the stock market the past few years, I can readily understand why you are looking to invest in gold and other precious metals. While the stock market has taken a dive (although recovered a good bit since 2009) the precious metals market, and in particular gold, have been soaring. [...]
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When it comes to making reliable Forex market analysis there are two main types of analyses that you will need to learn to use. Both Forex market analysis methods require that you learn to anticipate the probable course of movement of a particular currency: one method is known as the fundamental analysis method while the [...]
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Though anyone can learn stock trading the simple truth is that not everyone that makes an effort to learn stock trading will succeed in making substantial amounts of money from stock trading. The unfortunate fact that everyone has to come to terms with is that stock trading is not a simple thing but on the [...]
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Land banking in US still attracts a sizeable crowd. I did not meet the sales consultant for a few weeks, and she told me the project she had introduced to me was more or less sold out. She then introduced another project in Texas to me. I promptly bought it. Some of the risks for [...]
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The Singapore’s government forecast for inflation is 4.5 to 5.5 per cent this year. The average rate for the past 28 years had been 2 per cent. This means that if you had stashed your money in a biscuit tin, like what some old folks do, the $1000 you have become $667, by compounding the [...]
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With some of the prices of precious metals and commodities hitting the roof, I thought it would be clearer to look at the percentage change than just raw figures. With fears of recession in US, these are some investments that are considered safe during times of crisis. Item Last Year’s Prices This Year’s Prices % [...]
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After putting in money in your SRS account to reduce your tax payments, what do you do with it? The agent bank I put my money in offered an extremely low interest rate, to the point of being negligible. If you factor in the inflation rate of 6%, your money would have been lost. One [...]
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With oil prices shooting up, why not own part of some oil wells in the United States and make money from a business investment? I went to the Asia Trader and Investor Convention 2008 at Suntec today, and a sales rep from Oilpods approached me to explain oil and gas investment to me. First of [...]
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CPF Life, a form of annuity scheme, will start in five years time. That means those who are 50 years old will get to opt for one of the twelve schemes five years later. Originally when the idea was first mooted, people created a ruckus. This was because they were both kiasu and kiasi, and [...]
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Inflation is set to hit 5% next year in the first quarter. What does this mean? It means that if your returns from fixed deposits or investments are less than 5%, you actually lose money because the value of your money cannot keep up with the inflation rate. Interest rates from fixed deposits have not [...]
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