Financial Planning

How to ride the gold and silver bull market: Part 1
With gold close to $1,000 an ounce and silver having just topped $20, precious metal investors are having a party while other asset classes are losing money. But gold and silver still have a good deal of upside, with $2,500 and $100 as realistic targets over the next couple of years. So how should you tap into this upside?
Thursday, March 13 - 2008 at 11:00

Reading Warren Buffett: spotting bargains in bombed-out markets
After six months of global financial turmoil it ought to be easy to spot bargains. But with even Warren Buffett warning that stocks could get cheaper, most cautious investors are sitting on cash piles, and fretting about the devaluing US dollar. So is it really possible to see through the clouds now and find a silver lining?
Monday, March 10 - 2008 at 12:13 |

Gold and dollar to gain in a financial meltdown
This Wednesday arguably the most pessimistic economist in the world, Professor Nouriel Roubini, Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, will address the Hedge Funds World Middle East 2008 conference in Dubai. He says the global economy is heading for a $1 trillion financial meltdown.
Sunday, March 02 - 2008 at 10:07 |

Emaar shares: a case of deja-vu all over again
HSBC ‘initiated’ coverage of Emaar Properties last week, perhaps forgetting its original groundbreaking research note published in February 2001. The AME Info article commenting on this note still ranks highly in a Google search of ‘HSBC Emaar’. Then as now HSBC was positive on the stock but was proven wrong in its conclusions.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, February 21 - 2008 at 11:42 |

Why you should wait until summer to buy gold
Gold prices may have topped out for the time being and be heading into a seasonal downturn. This could be compounded by a dollar rally amid further turmoil in global financial markets in the first half. However, that would make gold bullion and gold stocks an excellent buy in the summer in a repeat of a pattern seen in 1978 before the massive rally up to 1980.
Sunday, February 17 - 2008 at 10:45 |

Top gold and property Feng Shui tips for the Year of the Rat
Chinese astrology is very popular in Asia, and while skeptics might argue that the masters of this art are just following global market trends, each year the investment tips of Feng Shui experts are greeted with interest. Perhaps it is worth paying attention just because other investors do.
Middle East: Sunday, February 10 - 2008 at 13:22 |

Granville’s gold share tips are an opportunity waiting for the brave
The financial market mayhem of January has carried the value of good investment opportunities down with the bad. The gold price has just sailed past its former all time high. And yet gold shares have been sold down with the general markets. This looks like an excellent buying opportunity, unless you think the gold price is about to take a bath, and that could still happen.
Tuesday, February 05 - 2008 at 00:31 |

Drawing investment lessons from turbulent capital markets
Sell if you have not already done so is the only obvious message to conclude from observing last week’s fragile capital markets and incredible volatility. A bear market has started with a vengeance and these beasts are best avoided entirely. The Dow Jones could return to its 2003 low of 7,000 points, and take 18 months to three years to reach that market bottom.
Sunday, January 27 - 2008 at 10:22 |