As a consumer driven society, we just want to earn more money so that we can buy more products and live a more lavish lifestyle. To earn more money, we need to charge more for our goods and services. By doing so, the price of goods and services rises, and it then costs us more. […]
Will the US Stock economy stagnate in 2015?
by | December 19, 2014
The fact is; that global economies are geared towards continual growth, with more ‘up’ years than down, as the world expands in population and technological advances. Answering questions such as why the economy will continue growing, or why the stock market will rise further. But 2014 has been a warning signal, not only for the […]
Crude Oil – you won’t believe what’s going on behind the world’s most heavily traded commodity
by | December 18, 2014
Many investors miss out on the benefits of diversification and – for want of a better description, the pureness of taking a trade which “invests at the source”. What we mean by this; is that if you have a view on oil, why buy oil shares when you can trade the commodity itself? Pure exposure […]
Iron Ore Miners
by | December 18, 2014
What a year 2014 has been for Iron Ore miners. The heroes of the Australian economic boom times are now licking their wounds, and even teetering on the edge of profitability leading into 2015. Just think back to the beginning of 2014 where Iron Ore was trading at $130 plus. All major iron ore miners […]
Last year, we expected to see Gold lower and we were right.
by | December 17, 2014
Gold is an asset which crosses so many boundaries, in terms of its definition – from raw material and precious metal, through to financial asset and safe haven in times of crisis. However, in today’s financial markets and investors universe, where does the yellow metal now sit? Investors have been desperate for yield As an […]
