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: Emerging Markets
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...
Making Money from Fear….
13
Mar
The Volatility Index, or VIX, shows the market's expectation of 30-day volatility. It is constructed using the implied volatilities of a wide range of S&P 500 index options.
It is made up from the cost of 'insuring' an investors portfolio against future volatility one way or another. The VIX is a widely...
Timing the Markets Part 2
06
Mar
On the 29th of February we stated that, whilst we act as medium to long term investment advisers, we still like to ensure that we are getting our client's invested into different assets at the very best opportunity.
On the basis of entering into an asset using technical analysis we predicted that...
Most Expensive City to Live?
27
Feb
With Tokyo holding the top spot for the world's most expensive place to live for many years Zurich, in Switzerland, has now taken over that coveted position.
According to the 'Economic Intelligence Unit’s Worldwide Cost of Living Index', Zurich is now officially the most expensive city to live in.
This is partly due...
200 Day Moving Average..EURO/USD Forecaster
15
Feb
The 200 SMA (simple moving average) indicator is an effective mechanism for gaining insight into the direction that the EURO:USD is likely to travel, over the coming months.
EURO:USD last crossed the 200 SMA back in late 2011 and this precipitated a dramatic fall in EURO:USD. If you had, over 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.