Egypt Marches to Saudi Drummer
A look at the big picture of politics in the Middle East including Egypt’s economic woes, Saudi Arabia’s problems, Russia’s involvement & the “Army of Mohammed”.
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Currency Wars: Money Printing- Wind at Stock Market’s Back
While common sense tells us “printing our way to prosperity” seems like an unlikely longer-term outcome, in the short run it can help push stock prices higher. From Bloomberg: The global currency wars are heating up again as central banks embark on a new round of easing to combat a slowdown in growth. The European
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Do You Own a Boat or Yacht?
Whether it is fishing, sailing, cruising or just floating along on rivers, lakes, bays and even the ocean, people love being on the water. But owning your own boat or yacht can be expensive. The old joke goes that a boat is just a hole in the water to throw money into. In addition to maintenance,
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Will the Labour Party Help or Hinder U.K. Business?
In the U.K. the opposition party appoints a person to “shadow” the person in office thus learning the job and able to speak intelligently about alternative policies. Following the speeches of Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Party Leader Ed Miliband, we now know more about how Labour plans to treat business. So if the Labour party wins the 2015 general election, would they help U.K. business or hinder it?
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Is Putin Right?
I never thought I’d agree with Putin. And of course, he has his own agenda. He is already supplying Syria with the bombs and nerve gas he has so “graciously” offered to monitor… kind of like the fox offering to guard the henhouse, but be that as it may… he has a point. According to the
Buyer Beware: Life Insurance Company Ratings Explained
Not all insurance companies are equal. Let’s take a closer look at each of the most popular life insurance rating companies and how they actually rank the insurance companies in finer detail.
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Demographic Trend Time Bombs
Experts have long been saying that demographic trends can have a huge effect on a country. Just look at the effects the baby boom generation has had on the United States. First it resulted in a rash of schools being built and a boom in companies like Toy-R-Us. Later college enrollments went up and home builders
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Tracking Management Information Systems Trends
As the saying goes. “Hindsight is always 20/20”, but for those companies who are looking to make critical management decisions, there is no way to look into the future with a 20/20 gaze. For many facets of business, however, management information systems have become a practical and fruitful means of developing better business operations and expanding a company’s market. Previously it may have been necessary to use only human intuition, but today there are many ways to avoid the thorny biases and judgment errors that affect decision-making processes.
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Economic & Fed Confusion Reign In Markets
In today’s article Chris Ciovacco looks at the current battle between Bulls and Bears in the market and what we should watch closely and what we should do about it. Is this just a correction or has the market made a new high? ~Tim McMahon, editor The market currently has a mixed profile; the bears have control
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Job Security
In a changing economy, it is important to be confident that your job is secure before you make long-term investments. The future is not certain and if you lose your job you will require liquidity or you could end up in financial ruin. The key is to have at least 6 months of living expenses socked away in liquid assets before you invest in less liquid things like real estate, timber or privately held businesses. Although stocks are more liquid in a sudden downturn like we experienced in 2008 liquidity can be severely impaired (if there are no buyers) or you may be forced to liquidate at a significant loss. Warren Buffet is famous for maintaining massive amounts of cash waiting for just such an opportunity when he can name his price and everyone else is so strapped for cash that they have to accept his offer.