Archive for August, 2008
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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