Financial Planning
What a dismal time to be an investor!
- With the FTSE giving back all its advance for the year last week, and even Asian stocks falling sharply and gold losing its shine, global as well as local investors are left nursing losses. Indeed, increasingly the best place for investors looks to be parked in cash, though even the US dollar is 10% lower against the euro this year.
- Saturday, May 20 - 2006 at 11:43 |
US dollar weakness likely to crash global stocks
- The US dollar appears to be entering a long-awaited devaluation period to compensate for global imbalances. But this is also likely to spark a significant sell-off of US equities and bonds because many investors will not want to hold assets valued in a currency that is in decline.
- Monday, May 15 - 2006 at 09:35 |
Learning lessons from the Great Arabian stock market bubble
- These are sobering times for investors in local Arab stock markets. The boom of last year has been followed by a colossal bust. Late comers to the investment party have been savagely punished, and many large investors also find themselves considerably out of pocket. So where to go next for the Arabian investor?
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, May 08 - 2006 at 08:25 |
Gold: short-term dangers, medium-term riches?
- The gold price has rocketed vertically since the last article in this column and has traded above $670 an ounce for the first time since 1980. But short-term this market looks heavily overbought and some traders expect gold to hit $700 before undergoing a sharp correction to $600 or lower.
- Thursday, May 04 - 2006 at 07:56 |
Will gold ever be worth $5,000 an ounce?
- With gold touching $640 an ounce over the past week, the previous analysis of the gold price appears out-of-date. The price surge potential which was discussed in late 2005 has now happened. But where to next for gold prices: $1000, $5,000?
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 23 - 2006 at 10:03 |
Shop around for the best rates on cash deposits
- Many people holding cash deposits have been pleasantly surprised by a sudden increase in monthly interest payments. For interest rates around the world are on the way up, and while that is bad news for equities and bonds, this is great for holders of cash.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, April 17 - 2006 at 10:05 |
As good as gold: but will the bull-run continue?
- The first quarter saw gold as the best performing major asset class, coming close to the $600 an ounce barrier. But will this run-up in gold prices continue in 2006, and what is the best way for investors to profit from it?
- Monday, April 10 - 2006 at 11:13 |
Sell in May and go away, or make that April?
- With global equity prices nicely higher in the first quarter, and all asset classes – except the Arabian stock markets – in positive territory, it must be tempting to lock away some gains. Besides selling in May is an old stock market mantra which has preserved a few fortunes in the past.
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 02 - 2006 at 10:35 |
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