Archive for November, 2006

Overview of Investment Products: What’s Out There?

Friday, November 17th, 2006

For those who have just started the long journey of investment and financial planning, the obvious question is: What are the products out there? Here is a brief introduction.Cash and money market funds Cash or CDs (certificate of deposit) generate returns in terms of interest income. Money market funds, ...

Metals Markets On Fire

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Just when Wall (Bay) street has you looking one way, out of nowhere emerges a sector that catches everyone by surprise. Well, the metals markets have been in the news for some time now and if you didnt know this, well then you are really out of the loop. ...

festival of investing - November 14, 2006

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Welcome to the November 14, 2006 edition of festival of investing. Business Jacqueline Lloyd presents How to Invest in Physical Gold in a Balanced Portfolio posted at Precious Metal Investment. Others Wenchypoo presents Midterm Elections and Your Wallet posted at Mental Wastebasket, saying, "How to protect what you have until capitalism comes back in ...

South African Stokvel - Creating A Trustworthy Environment For Saving Money

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

"Stock fairs" had it's being in the Eastern Cape in the early 19th century.What started as a simple savings solution has today grown into a fascinating range of stokvels for every possible need in life, ranging from joyous occasions such as the Christmas stokvel (saving for a generous December food ...