With the opening of the Pan Asia Gold Exchange (PAGE) smaller, retail, investors in China now have the ability to buy Gold and Silver over the internet.
An estimated 320 million retail and 2.7 million corporate customers in China will now be able to use their local, Renminbi, to buy these...
Articles Tagged as: Expat Financial Advice Italy
Financial Adviser in Italy
06
Apr
If you're living and working in Italy, and looking for impartial, unbiased, independent financial advice, contact us today for a fee-free initial meeting.
Having been working as financial advisers in Italy for many years we understand the needs of both internationals and locals. We are familiar with the tax rules relating...
QROPS – Changes to UK Law in 2012
05
Apr
The UK colatiltion have brought about changes to the laws affecting Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS).
If QROPS is something which you have been thinking about, contact us today for a no obligation fee-free initial meeting.
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...
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
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...
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...
What’s a Homemaker Worth? A Lot More Than You May Think!
30
Jan
Value of Services Provided by Homemakers
Estimated at Over $96,000/year
Most people grossly undervalue homemakers.
But if you place a monetary value on all the tasks undertaken in housekeeping,
the total value of these services comes up to over $96,000, even by a
conservative estimate. If you have been underestimating the value of services
provided by...
Oil to Hit $200 a Barrel?
21
Jan
With the continuing esculation of tensions with Iran over it's Nuclear ambitions some commentators are anticpating that if traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, where some 35% of the world's seaborne oil shipments and at least 18% of daily global crude shipments pass through, is interrupted to the point of the strait...