Financial Planning
Why gold is shining again
- Which asset is most likely to outperform in 2004? Step forward my old friend gold. In troubled financial markets you can rely on gold. Phil Thompson reports.
- Wednesday, March 24 - 2004 at 12:19
More thoughts on investing in Dubai property
- Signature Villas on The Palm, Jumeirah have now doubled in price. The skeptics are clearly wrong. Dubai property is a good investment, and things have not really got going yet. Phil Thompson reports.
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 17 - 2004 at 14:36
Oil is my choice of hedge fund
- A hedge fund is just an investment pitched against prevailing trends to hedge against disadvantage. Oil stocks would seem to fall neatly into that asset class right now: unpopular but solid with potential to perform when others do not. Phil Thompson reports.
- Monday, March 08 - 2004 at 15:25
Is it really time to pile back into global equities?
- Some commentators are suggesting that investors should return to stock markets now that the three-year bear market is over. But does this make sense? Phil Thompson reports.
- United Arab Emirates: Monday, March 01 - 2004 at 14:37
Big US takeovers before a financial crash?
- The mega-deals on the table in the US have an ominous ring. Great if this is the start of a new bull market. But what if this is just a brief rally in the three-year old bear market? Phil Thompson reports.
- Wednesday, February 18 - 2004 at 12:43
Time to look at US dollar assets
- Have you noticed that the European Central Bank says it could not care less about the euro but always intervenes around present levels? Perhaps the massive overvaluation of the euro is about to reverse, and we should all be buying up US dollar assets right now. But there is a catch. Phil Thompson reports.
- Sunday, February 15 - 2004 at 16:28
What does a US presidential election mean for investors?
- Last year it was the war in Iraq that hung over stock markets. This year it is the US presidential election in November. So what does it mean for investors? Phil Thompson reports.
- Sunday, January 25 - 2004 at 16:06
Housing, consumer debt and the next financial crash
- No party continues forever. US, UK and Australian house prices have surged to ridiculous levels, so has consumer debt. Equities are overpriced, so standby for a real financial crash. Phil Thompson reports.
- Sunday, January 18 - 2004 at 13:55
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