When I started Get Rich Slowly — on 15 April 2006 — it made very little money. It earned a few pennies per day. Slowly, the income grew. A few pennies per day turned into a few dollars per day, and that turned into tens of dollars per day. Eventually I was making enough money [...]
The stock exchange is a place where millions of cash is traded every day, which includes various companies and financial houses. If you happen to visit the share market, one can find many stock brokers who help you to find the right company to invest you money. With the help of brokers comparison, the individuals [...]
You many wonder what a forex is? It is a market where exchange of foreign currencies takes place. This market has a great role to play in the lives of traders and customers by helping them to trade with different currencies of the world. The term foreign exchange is noting but buying and selling foreign [...]
There is no shortage today of opinions on the state of the municipal bond market. The views vary from Meredith Whitney and Jeffrey Gundlach discussing dire municipal market scenarios to many respected market commentators arguing the other side. Given these varied opinions on municipal bonds, I want to share a few observations regarding the broader [...]
Given the recent crush of upsetting news – natural disasters, high unemployment, governments on the brink of bankruptcy and fear of inflation – it’s easy to see why investors might feel confused and uneasy. But such emotions can often lead to bad decisions. Below are some thoughts for how you might help clients look beyond [...]
Source: Bloomberg Silver has long been known as the “other precious metal.” It’s played second fiddle to its more popular—and more heavily traded—sibling, gold. In April, we saw silver hit historic highs and attract a lot of attention. Some investors bought it fearing inflation. Others did so fearing deflation. Another group bought it as an [...]
What are commodities? When most investors hear commodities, they immediately think of oil and/or gold. Well, commodities are much more than that. Commodities are considered real assets – goods such as natural resources (like oil), precious metals (like gold), livestock, or raw agricultural products such as soybeans or coffee beans – that are used to [...]
Source: ING, September 2010 Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Congress approving the creation of real estate investment trusts (REITs). Since then, the tax-efficient REIT structure has been introduced in over 20 countries, and there are nearly a dozen more considering the vehicle. Growth in this asset class has opened up cross-border [...]
Active versus passive investing is one of the most debated issues in the financial services industry. There is an incredible amount of time and energy spent proclaiming that one is better than the other. Both groups are passionate about their beliefs and are quick to discredit the other side of the argument. Which side is [...]
In most professions, a 53% success rate is not going to garner you many accolades: As a student, 53% would land you right back in the same seat again next semester; As a lawyer, 53% would not win you the big bucks; As a contractor, 53% would not generate many repeat customers or referrals; As [...]
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