Here are some interesting facts and information about gold that will impress your friends: While many of us come into...
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While silver is something we may think of with regards to jewellery, coins and decorative silverware, it may surprise you...
According to information compiled and released by the Pew Research Center, migrants from the world over sent more than U.S. $570 billion to their home countries in 2016. While banks and a handful of high street forex brokers dominated this field until the turn of the last century, the arrival...
Some basic tips to scouting the perfect storefront for a future business; what you need to consider when it comes...
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The history of credit cards is rich. It goes back by over 138 years. Provident Clothing Group introduced the first credit card product in the form of a voucher. And now there are contactless credit cards, which not only prevent millions of more trees getting chopped around the world but...
Born from the idea that a lot of people may not know the figures that feature on their money, we’ve...
Recently, economists wanted us to believe that the cap Switzerland placed on its own currency was bad. Very bad. They...
Money! We work till we break a sweat to earn more money. Money is a useful tool that helps you to get closer to your goals and ambitions. If you decide to make a few rules and religiously follow them, you will have better control over your money. Here are...
John Maynard Keynes theory on Portfolio Concentration, a Depression-era economist and accomplishing investor, when challenged about an overly large buy of...
Understanding the commodities market. Imagine a market for every physical object. There is a name for that in the investment...
Jim Tisch What you probably didn’t know Jim Tisch, the CEO of holding company Loews Corp. (L) has beaten Warren Buffett at his own game since 2000. As Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK) has grown by over 100%, Loews has grown by nearly 400%. What’s his secret “The 5-million Dollar Test”...
Intelligence alone will not secure long-term investment success. Quick minds tend to get overconfident and impetuous – setting the stage for what...
Anyone who pays any attention to financial news should have been aware that many pundits were predicting “The Correction” was...
Recently someone asked me “Should I Buy Gold”? I promised I would answer that question, so here goes: It depends. Please be patient with me as I explain. No investment should be made without considering your overall portfolio, objectives, asset allocation, and how any new investment “fits” in the...
Discover some of the best practices for making international money-transfers: The global money transfer market is growing at an exceptional...
First, let me tell you how you win a game of chess (you’ll see why)… Rule #1: Make sure all...
Saving money for the future and emergencies is vital, but this is something that not everyone finds easy to do. This idea is real, especially if you don’t have your place yet, and there are a lot of other bills to pay. While it may not be that easy at...
There is a lot of buzz around crowdfunding, and you may wonder why it has captured so much attention as...
I think, perhaps, that I am not normal. I read a fascinating (and, depressing) study by UBS recently, titled “When...