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Gold Prices: Why They Increase

The price of gold changes according to the growth in demand for jewellery. More people are investing money in gold jewellery, perhaps due to increasing affluence. Gold is considered a solid asset. With this increase, prices increase too. Another factor that determines the price is the US dollar. With the weakening of the US dollar, [...]

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Gold Chains or Gold Bars?

Gold must be on many people’s mind, now with prices reaching new heights. What are the advantages and disadvantages of various types of gold? Gold jewellery is the most convenient to buy, and people get to wear them. It all depends on whether yellow gold is your colour. Other colours of gold do not have [...]

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Reply to Mr Lawrence Tino’s Plea

A Spam Email somehow managed to slip through, asking me to help this guy with his money. This is what I think of the letter. Apparently there are people who believe him. Dearest, (ST:Can’t even get my name, so scram, you scammer and spammer) I am Lawrence Tino (jnr), the son of Late Chief Lawrence Tino [...]

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Islamic Funds: Safe Stocks

Selemat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all Muslim readers! My friend told me that he had changed $1000 worth of money so that he can give to his younger relatives and his elders. How can he make the money back since he is unmarried and do not have any children? Muslims are prohibited from engaging in [...]

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Why buy gold?

The recent US Federal Reserve interest rate cut, high oil prices and global economic growth had help push the price of gold. According to analysts, the price of gold could hit the US$1000 mark. It is currently at US$752.80 an ounce. This means there is a potential gain of 25%. At goldsmith shops, the prices [...]

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Gold: How to lay our hands on gold?

Gold prices are at a 27-year high. Diamonds are a girl’s best friends, but gold is every investor’s best friend. There is value from buying gold and there are many ways to go about buying gold. How can we get our hands on gold? 1. Buy gold jewellery. Unfortunately, I don’t think I can get [...]

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Making Money from Specialised Knowledge

Burla Sujata, the famous Indian Stock Market Queen, is someone who makes use of her specialised knowledge to make money. Having general knowledge only makes us Jack of all trades and master of none. Specialised knowledge is about having in-depth understanding in a narrow field. All these would make us not make us rich unless [...]

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Current Accounts in Singapore: An Overview

I decided to do a bit of research and check out which bank offers the best current account with cheque book services. I’ve included DBS, POSB, UOB, OCBC, Citibank, Standard Chartered, HSBC and Maybank. There are some other clauses you need to check, such as how much you will be charged if you stop a cheque [...]

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