Archive for August, 2008

Investors Looking For Returns Overseas May Need to Think Again

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Putting some of your investments in foreign assets had been a winning move for several years.Outsized returns were seemingly easy to find among a number of emerging markets.Even older, more established markets like Japan and Europe were profit-friendly as long as they were anywhere but here.The overseas investment theme has ...

Legality of Offshore Investments

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Having an offshore banking account, corporation or trust are common themes in legal thrillers, spy novels and eastern European politics. There is a reason to be concerned about the legality of such accounts, for although many people would like to include them in their estate planning, a legal misstep regarding ...

Gold Fall Could Be Manipulation

Friday, August 29th, 2008

What is going on with gold? Numerous gold producers see gold reaching at least the $US1000 an ounce mark by the end of the year - yet the price is currently languishing well under $US850oz. That said, gold is currently on the rise again this week as the US dollar ...

What Are the US Silver Standards?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard. Sterling, at 92.5 % silver, is just one of ...