Many of you will be familiar with the 'Big Mac' Index. The idea behind this index is that a Big Mac should have a comparable cost in one country as it does in another.
Though such an index may seem a bit of a joke, it is actually a good way...
Articles Tagged as: EIB / CIB looking for an adviser
Got an Old Mutual International EIB / CIB? No Financial Adviser?
31
Jul
For one reason or another, you may have lost contact with your international financial adviser and, as such, are eager to ensure that your investment bond continues to be proactively managed.
Operating on a totally global basis, we will happily take over the management of any international investment bond or savings plan as...
Financial Advice for Oil and Gas Workers
06
Apr
Having worked with thousands of Oil and Gas workers worldwide, for many years, we know what you are looking for when it comes to addressing your financial affairs such as planning for retirement, children's future university costs, getting money in the bank working harder or simply putting money away, in a tax efficient environment, whilst you...
An Apple a Day Keeps the…Stock Market from Crashing?…
16
Mar
Apple has long been the darling of Wall Street. However, the question many analysts are asking is whether the price of Apple shares have gone up too much, too fast?
Some on Wall Street think so and with Apple making up almost 5% of the total S&P500 index if Apple falls...
QROPS Seminar being held in The Hague Saturday 17th March & Now also ** Eindhoven Saturday 24th March – 1:00pm
13
Mar
UK Pensions Transfers - QROPS Seminar being held in The Hague Saturday 17th March and Eindhoven 24th March.
Places are limited so reserve your place today by completing the contact form to the side. Please write ‘QROPS Seminar’ in the message box. As soon as we receive your form we will reply back...
Timing the Markets
29
Feb
As financial planners we are advising our clients on medium to long term investment, however, we still like to get clients invested at the most opportune time where possible.
Please see diagram below. We are advising many of our clients to add Silver to their portfolios. However, we will wait until the...
Silver the New ‘Gold’?
14
Feb
With even Bernanke saying that people hold gold as "a protection against... really, really bad outcomes." Very seldom does anyone seem interested in talking about silver.
Even though the potential for silver to appreciate could be many times that of gold right now.
Silver prices remain well below the all-time high of $50.35. This was...
FACTA Regulations Unveiled – Will Be Less Onerous
08
Feb
The FACTA legislation had many American citizens and financial institutions alike, concerned that the reporting responsibilities were just not workable.
The US, responding from considerable pressure from financial institutions , has unveiled a less onerous version of it's controversial new law aimed at cracking down on offshore tax evasion.
The Foreign Account...
Gold Has Best January for 32 Years
01
Feb
Gold rose 11 percent in January, the largest one-month gain since August 2011 and the largest for the month of January since 1980.
Gold – Will Go Down Before Going Back Up and Setting New Highs in 2012
31
Jan
We are strong supporters of the Gold story. However, like all assets it never goes up in a simple straight line. We predict that Gold will end 2012 much higher than where it currently is.
However, in 2012 it will likely go lower, perhaps much lower than where it is now, by...