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		<title>How to Ride Out the Stock Market Storm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even though stock markets are generally having a bad time of it at the moment, as an investor there is no need to panic unduly. There are several strategies you can adopt to ease the pain and to protect your portfolio in the current environment. Let's start with a little perspective on the situation.

At the start of 2012, it's worth looking back at 2011.]]></description>
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		<title>What Is the Antiques Investment Market Doing Today?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a funny saying I heard today defining economics. It is the science of explaining tomorrow why the predictions you made yesterday didn't come true.

Well the art and antiques market isn't necessarily as volatile as some financial sectors, but like all businesses, encounters constantly changing trends. This makes it very difficult to predict what investments will perform better than others.

It seems to me that for many folk, having art and antiques in your investment portfolio can mean different things to different people.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Investors Should Opt for Collective Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most popular type of investments that people make are in collective investment schemes. This makes a lot of sense as it reduces risk for the investor.

Collective investments are funds where the monies of a large number of investors are pooled together under professional investment management. The investment manager then acts collectively on their behalf.

The most popular collectives are unit trusts, investment trusts and Open Ended Investment Companies (OEICs).]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Started in Investment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Understanding investment

Investment can seem like an attractive option for increasing return on your capital, especially when interest rates on savings accounts are so low.

Whether you are looking to invest yourself, or for someone to invest your cash on your behalf, there are several factors you should consider before you begin.

How much can you afford to invest? 

It is important to recognise that when you begin investing your money you will introduce an element of risk to your capital. Generally the higher the potential for return the higher the risk to your capital, so don't be sucked in by high rates but consider carefully how the investment would sit with your attitude to risk.

Before you start investing you should ensure that you finances are in order and that you are not investing with money that you can afford to risk losing. For example, will you be able to pay all your debts easily? Do you have a buffer of savings to fall back on? Many experts recommend that you have the equivalent of at least three months wages to fall back on in case of hard times.

Why are you investing?

Before deciding on the right investment option for you, you should have some sort of financial goal in mind.]]></description>
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		<title>Best Australian Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the best Australian investments in 2011 and for the coming years? This article describes five of the best investments in Australian based on data and information provided by several of the leading advisers and institutions in Australia. While views and opinions may differ on the viability of these investments it is felt that these segments offer he best potential for a return on investment in both the short term as well into the foreseeable future. It should be noted that the information presented here is offered as opinion only and should not be considered as professional investment advice.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in the TSP Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Thrift Savings Plan currently offers ten investment funds. Five are U.S. and international stock and bond index funds: they replicate the performance of broad market indexes.]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Socially Responsible Investing For A Better Future?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Community Investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green investing focuses on investing in companies and technologies that are deemed to be good for the environment. This includes individual companies that have a solid track record of reducing the environmental impact of their operations, as well as companies that offer alternative energy technologies such as solar and wind power. Green investors will also avoid investing in companies that have a negative impact on the environment, such as companies with poor emissions standards.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Investment Funds</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investment fund is a type of investment vehicle used to invest in the stock market. An investment fund is where the investor contributes a sum of money into that fund, which has already been invested into certain areas of the stock market. The idea is to minimise the risk by spreading the amount invested into several areas of the stock market at once.

This has the following advantages:

Â· Minimises risk to the investor as the fund will be configured to buy stocks and shares in different commodities.

Â· Can be configured on the basis of risk, so the more adventurous may look for a high risk, high return fund, while a more cautions investor may look for a low risk, low return fund.

Â· Avoids the scenario of putting your eggs in one basket, which many financial people would advise against doing.

Â· They are good for the inexperienced investor as they invest in many areas of the market.

It is worth remembering that stocks can do well one year and perform poorly the next.

Investment funds still require key decisions to be made, especially in the area of risk.]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Market Investments: The Essentials</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today a lot of us are trying to find ways of earning extra cash for the future and one of the most popular ways of making extra money is with stock market investing. It is possible to make money on the stock market if you go about things in the right way. You should be aware that trading on the stock market does not work for everyone and you shouldn't look at it as a way to make a fortune quickly.]]></description>
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		<title>4 Wine Investing Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simple in theory - purchase sought wine and resell it later at a profit - yet a bit more complicated in practice, wine investing is not for everyone. Investments in wine can be highly profitable, return investments having increased by 269% from 2005 to 2010, yet only if done right. And do to things right you need to be a lover of wines yourself, to know the market, to have connections, in short, to know what you are doing.]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Investments &#8211; Past Performance and Investment Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors looking to diversify their portfolios and insure their wealth against the ravages of volatility in traditional markets, will most likely have come across a range forestry investments, promising to generate superior inflation-adjusted and risk-adjusted returns for the long-term investor.

But how have timber investments performed? And how does the smaller investor participate in this interesting alternative investment asset class?

Firstly let's look at the past performance of forestry investments, as measured by one of the main timber investment indices, the NCREIF Timberland Index; according to this basic measure of investment returns in the sector, this asset class outperformed the S&#038;P500 by some 37 per cent in the 20 years between 1987 and 2007. When stocks delivered average annual returns of 11.5 per cent, forestry investments returned 15.8 per cent.

At the same time, returns from investing in timberland and woodlands have been proven to display a much lower volatility, an attractive characteristic for today's investor.

Previously, the majority of investment returns from forestry investments have been mopped up by larger, institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies and university endowments, who have collectively placed over $40 billion into timber investments in the past decade.

So on to the second question; how do smaller investors participate in this kind of alternative investment?

According to a study by Professor John Caulfield of the University of Georgia, returns from forestry investments are three-fold;
An increase in timber volume (biological growth of trees), which accounts for some 61 per cent of return on investment.
Land price appreciation, accounting for only 6 per cent of future returns.
Increase in timber prices per unit, delivering the final 33 per cent of investment returns for timber land owners.


So the best way to harness the performance of timber investments is to take ownership of trees, either directly, or through one of the array of forestry investment funds or other structures.

Timber REITs

One way for smaller investor to participate in timber investments is through a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). These investment structures are like funds, in that investors can buy and sell shares in the trust on an exchange, the REIT acquires and manages timber investment properties, but unlike normal companies must pay out 90 per cent of their earnings to investors through dividends.

Some examples of Timber REITs are:

Plum Creek Timber is the largest private owner of timberland in the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>How To Fly With The Angels &#8211; Angel Investors That Is</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs everywhere want to fly with the angels - angel investors that is. But more often than not, dreams have been shattered because the entrepreneur either wasn't ready or didn't know what to expect when seeking investor financing. Here is what you need to know to be able to fly with the angels.

No Revenues - No Investment

Are you just starting your business? If so, you must realize that angel investors have a very low probability of investing in a company with zero revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investments for 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Investments]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As fears of a debt crisis in the Eurozone converge with poor economic data from the US, investors turn away from volatile traditional investment assets such as equities and bonds, choosing instead to investigate a range of alternative investments that provide shelter for the value of capital, and are less affected by market 'noise'.

Here are three alternative investment strategies that are proving popular with investors heading towards 2012.


Coins and Stamps


Numismatic investment (investing in coins) and philatelic Investment (investing in stamps) is one area that is receiving an increased attention. As with many alternative investments, the value of rare coins and stamps is driven by supply and demand. The rarer an item, the greater the value, although with coin investing the value of the metal is also a considered factor in the value of the coin, such as is the case with gold coins for example.

Investing in stamps was popular in the 1970s, but the bubble burst and prices took many years to recover.]]></description>
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		<title>Investments for Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an online entrepreneur, one thing you learn is that the competition out there is stiff and massive so when you make the first dollar, you deserve one big thumbs up. Now that you've minted some money online, my next question is, what are you going to do with it? Buy some online merchandise, pay your bills, save it in your bank account, donate it to a good cause, invest it or plain burn it. Whichever you choose, its still the right choice after all its your money.]]></description>
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		<title>Useful Information Apropos the Green Card Through Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EB-5 Investor green card has been introduced with the aim of attracting more foreign investments and creating and preserving jobs in the US. The green card through investment, also known as Fifth Preference, is attainable to those persons who make investments of a certain amount of money, which would have an ameliorating effect on the US economy and would also open up a predetermined number of jobs benefiting qualified personnel within the country.

The amount of the venture capital varies depending on the nature of business it is invested into. Investments of 1 million dollars or more in a new business or aggrandizing an existing business which employs at least 10 US workers are qualified for filing for the EB-5 Investor Visa.

Direct investments of $500,000 or more in certain "targeted employment areas" are also qualified for filing for the EB-5 investor visa.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Alternative Investments to Diversify Your Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the current climate it is important to hold a diversified portfolio of investments, and not place all of ones eggs into the same metaphorical basket.

As inflation remains high the value of cash diminishes, and so investors seek to acquire assets where the value tracks or beats inflation.

As interest rates are low, investors also require income from the portfolio to replace the lost 'risk-free' income from cash deposits.

As markets are volatile, the savvy investor hopes to invest in assets that continue to grow in value steadily, and do not fall in value at the slightest whiff of bad political or economic news.

Here are three types of alternative investments that do not depend on the performance of traditional assets like stocks and shares, bonds, cash or property, and display the characteristics mentioned above.

Farmland Investments

The price of agricultural land is directly related to earnings derived from the land itself. Agricultural real estate assets have been shown in studies of historical data to grow in value at 2% above the rate of inflation.

Arable land also generates annual income from the cultivation and sale of crops, or from lease payments from tenant farmers, replacing lost income when dividends from other investments fall or interest rates are low.

Farmland is in exceptionally high demand as the population grows and demands more food, but supplies of suitable land are actually shrinking due to urbanisation, land degradation and climate change. Returns form farmland investments then are driven by population growth and rising incomes/increased consumption, rather than financial markets, and as these are long-term fundamental trends, farmland generates very little volatility and is not affected by short term peaks and troughs.

Smaller investors find it difficult to access direct farmland investments due to the amount of capital required and the expertise in selecting / managing properties.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Funds: An Investor&#8217;s Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/investment-funds-an-investors-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people who are seeing low return on their savings accounts often look to other ways they can increase the returns on their hard earned cash. And why not, money does not grow on trees or anywhere else, and it is only natural that those hours of toil put in at the workplace should translate as a nice profitable return.

Subsequently, many people have looked at the stock market and its various investment vehicles as a way of making the money do the work. One method which is often favoured by all types of investors is investing via an investment fund.

Unless you have an exceptional insight into the stock market, investment funds offer a way of investing into the market without having to pick out individual stocks and shares, which unless you have a good insight into the markets and are a highly experienced player in the game, it is probably a good idea to avoid at least in the first instance.

Investing into an investment fund involves paying into a fund which is already invested into several areas of the market.]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for the New Investor &#8211; A Practical Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the new investor, participating in the stock market can be a daunting experience. Lack of knowledge and risk assessment are the major issues that face every investor, especially the beginner. Here are some ideas to consider:


Know before you go.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Women Make Great Investors</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/why-women-make-great-investors.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women really do make great investors. Why? Because investing is about more than just math and numbers.

Women are becoming more and more deeply invested in their own financial success for many reasons: Careers are being pursued and marriage is being delayed, divorce rates are higher than ever, single-moms and women who are the sole or main breadwinner in the family are increasing, cost of living is rising steadily, job security is virtually non-existent...the list goes on. There are no guarantees in life and situations can change drastically in the blink of an eye.]]></description>
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		<title>Stock Market Investment &#8211; The Journey</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/stock-market-investment-the-journey.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now you probably know that it takes a lot of learning and experience to be a successful investor. For many this would probably also mean learning the hard way i.e. losing money in the stock market.]]></description>
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		<title>The EB-5 Regional Center Program &#8211; Is It A Safe Program to Invest In?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/the-eb-5-regional-center-program-is-it-a-safe-program-to-invest-in.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 10:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost every potential EB-5 investor has asked us if it is truly safe to invest in the EB-5 Regional Center Program. This question may be one of the most important questions for foreign investor, given that they will be investing US$500,000 or US$1,000,000 in said approved Regional Center and there is no guarantee that the funds will be returned to the EB-5 investor.

Let's compare both the Direct EB-5 Program and the Regional Center EB-5 Program. Investment in a Direct EB-5 program or Individual EB-5 Program requires a longer and more tedious process than that of the Regional Center EB-5 Program.]]></description>
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		<title>Your Savings and Investment Decisions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two basic forms of investment you can choose from:

-Passive-Active

By these words I mean that YOU are going to be passive or active. Not that you are going to choose and actively managed investment fund. Usually those have very high fees and perform in the long term just like the average.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing Essentials &#8211; Balance Your Risk By Using Varied Investment Vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing is such a complicated field that there are literally tens of thousands of books written on the subject. Investing can be quite difficult, depending on the strategy, though it and can also be simple and straightforward if done properly. One of the best pieces of investment advice ever given is to diversify your portfolio into several different investment vehicles.]]></description>
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		<title>What Are Your Thoughts About a Hedge Fund?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/what-are-your-thoughts-about-a-hedge-fund.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the financial crisis two years back, the one which suffered the most are the investments banks. But there was a rescue effort made by the US federal authorities which made life easier. But continuous failure in the investment banking sector and as a result the heavy burden that is being faced by its banks, led to the rise of hedge funds.]]></description>
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		<title>How US Taxes Affect Stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conversion of a capital asset is called capital gain. Assets may include property, or financial assets, such as stocks or bonds are covered by a person's capital assets. The variation involving the revenue that is actualized from the selling price of the resources and the cost that was compensated for it is known as capital gain.

These can be categorized as either long- or short-term.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Understand Royal Bank Direct Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you choose Royal Bank Direct Investing, you can access many different investment options from one central bank account. This sort of convenience can help you streamline your financial planning. In fact, this type of investing offers a vast amount of American and Canadian stock options, as well as mutual fund choices from more than 100 respected companies.

If you're looking for GIC's (Guaranteed Investment Certificates), you can also find these through Royal Bank Direct Investing.]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Investment Bonds &#8211; Investing for the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help finance my vacation to Barbados for the Christmas holidays I decided to invest in One Year Investment Bonds. These are issued by the US Federal Government, which is considered to be the most reliable borrower in the world. There has never been an instance where the US government has defaulted on a loan.]]></description>
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		<title>Old Maps &#8211; Financial Investments As Well As Works of Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're considering alternative ways to invest your money, then putting it into antiques that hold their value, such as old maps, is an excellent idea. Many people have lost faith in stocks and shares and have been let down by so-called 'high return' investment funds. Now is the time to look at the investment potential of old maps - many of them beautiful and historically significant works of art.

Like any other form of collecting, the purchase of rare old maps must be seen as a long term investment.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Anyone Ever Properly Compare Investment Returns?</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/does-anyone-ever-properly-compare-investment-returns.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have just had an exciting couple of days searching for something that now appears not to exist.

I cannot find - and believe me I have looked - anything, anywhere that allows me to compare investment returns.

Before I tell you more about my search and the lack of comparison web sites, magazines, books or any other useful reference point on investment return comparisons I need to inform you that the gap that has appeared will soon be filled as I am now happily planning to build and launch such a site.

My search started when I attended two presentations in the space of two days, both by people looking to take on and manage customer's investment money. Both are established "investment" businesses, one is a discretionary manager, the other an independent adviser recommending other people's funds through model portfolios.

Both demonstrated their track records in their presentations, one showing how they had produced 8% per year for the past five years, the other 9% per year for the past five years. The former had done so with minimal volatility and fluctuation from year to year (even in 2008 they had produced +4%), the other had produced massive fluctuations from year to year ranging from -17% in one year to +22% in another.

It struck me that they were both pitching to the same type of audience and yet their investment returns whilst almost identical were in other ways completely different.

It is possible at any moment in time to take a snap shot and to compare different options, funds, portfolios, services and so on to see what they would have produced.]]></description>
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		<title>Fine Wine Investment Outperforms All Other Investment Classes Including Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the last day of 2010, Liv-ex published the results of the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index. This indicator tracks the performance of 10 vintages of the 5 Bordeaux First Growths (Lafite, Latour, Mouton, Margaux and Haut Brion). For the first time in its history, it broke the 400 barrier, having been based at 100 in January 2004.

Fine wine as measured by this index in 2010 outperformed all other investment classes including gold and crude oil and made the S&#038;P 500 and FTSE 100 pale in comparison.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Hedge Funds &#8211; How the Process Works</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are various investment strategies that are utilized with different hedge funds. These are lightly-regulated investment funds that are open to only a limited range of investors. These investors are required to pay a performance fee in order to fund the investment manager.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Hedge Funds &#8211; Set It and Forget It: Choosing the Right Hedge Fund</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investing in hedge funds may be a way to help buffer market losses from your portfolio. Hedge funds are investment fund with a manager who handles the collective investments of different groups of people who have similar risk thresholds. The concept: losses tend to ebb and flow non-stop, this type of fund is meant to stabilize the losses with gains in other areas, hopefully making solid headway and profit along the way.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Investing in Hedge Funds Right For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds are investment funds that are managed by an investment manager or broker. Private money is pooled together and invested according to a specialized strategy that takes the group members goals and preferences into consideration. For example, if the group prefers to be aggressive about making money, then the investment manager may invest in companies or assets that come with higher risks but offer higher payouts.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing for Children &#8211; Which Options Are Best? (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having given due consideration to the strategies in Part 1, let's now consider other tax effective investments to help children with the costs of higher education.

Trust Arrangements

In cases where the donor is confident that the child will have a mature disposition at age 18, a bare trust based investment will offer maximum tax efficiency.

Where more control is required over the investment so that there is, in effect, a "wait and see" approach before the child benefits at age 18, a discretionary trust may be more appropriate.

We will now look at these in more detail. Clearly, in either case, the underlying investment should be made to achieve maximum tax efficiency within the constraints of the required investment parameters.

It is not generally legally possible (although certain life policy exceptions do exist) to make outright gifts of assets to minor children and obtain a valid legal discharge. Indeed, it is not often advisable from a practical standpoint.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Life Settlement Investments Suitable For Anyone Besides Institutions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we've seen during the past two years, investors can turn their backs on sluggish asset classes such as equities or real estate. While traditional investment strategies have produced lackluster returns recently, there has been a growing interest in alternative asset classes. Investors have placed renewed focus on portfolio diversification and are enticed by the more predictable returns offered through life settlement investments.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Beat the Bankers at Their Own Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I'm about to propose may not be for everyone as it does involve a slightly higher level of risk than many of you may be comfortable with. However, if, like me, you're solvent, creditworthy and prepared to take one step up the risk/reward ladder in order to spice up your investment returns, then you may find what follows of interest.

The urge to get a little bit frisky with my investment approach first surfaced in the summer when I picked up a bit of light holiday reading at St Pancras station for a Eurostar trip. Of course, being slightly obsessed with the world of investment, I can never really take a break from it, so my relaxing holiday read turned out to be the new book by Duncan Bannatyne of Dragon's Den fame called "How to be smart with your money" (for non-UK readers, Duncan Bannatyne is a self-made multi-millionaire who appears on a popular BBC TV programme called the Dragon's Den).]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investment Funds &#8211; The Best Alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In times of a rapidly expanding population, low interest rates, inflation and murky equity markets, investors are searching for assets that will grow in value, produce a regular income, and retain value in the event of a crash. Essentially we need a safe haven for our cash and that is leading many investors towards the agricultural sector as 75 million new mouths to feed every year and a changing diet in developing economies supports the theory that agribusiness will do well in the mid to long term.

There are a number of options open for investors choosing this sector, from agricultural investment funds, ETFs, direct investment into agribusiness companies, or trading soft-commodities such as wheat. My problem here lies in the fact that these investment strategies do not tick all of our boxes.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Guard Your Investing Profits From a Thief Named Inflation</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/how-to-guard-your-investing-profits-from-a-thief-named-inflation.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the government spending like drunken sailors with an american express black card, inflation is becoming more and more like a coming reality. Inflation can kill savings. For those who do not know what inflation is, inflation is where the price of goods and services increase due to excess money in the economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Investment Diversification Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["Do not put all your eggs in a single basket!" You have probably heard often during your life... and when it arrives to investing, it is very correct. Diversification strategies are key to winning investment.]]></description>
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		<title>Passive Income &#8211; Making Your Money Earn For You</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 10:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Passive income is the income that you earn without being involved directly in generating those earnings. More often than not, it comes from sources in which you have invested money. There are innumerable ways to earn passive income, but the most common ones are mentioned below.

Investing in real estate properties and then renting them out is one of the best and most commonly used methods of earning passive income.]]></description>
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		<title>How To Invest &#8211; Funds Or Individual Shares?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can probably imagine, we read a huge amount about the subject of investments. Included here, as well as the more 'serious' reading we do, are the many journalists who write numerous articles about the 'best way' to invest your hard earned money.

One such journalist is a chap called Harvey Jones, who writes for The Motley Fool. Their motto is to "Educate, Amuse &#038; Enrich", and a recent article covered the subject of having a strategy for your investments.

As we have said before, the vast majority of new dentists and doctors that we meet don't have a strategy; they simply have a collection of policies and plans built up over the years.

So, what was Harvey keen to share?

Well, what he was saying was that a year ago he made a decision that was to cost him dearly.]]></description>
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		<title>4 Steps to Securing Angel Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/4-steps-to-securing-angel-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a report by the Angel Capital Education Foundation (ACEF) the angel investment process is typically comprised of 4 steps. It is important to know and understand these steps in order to successfully secure angel investment. According to the ACEF report only between 1 and 4% of entrepreneurs that apply for angel investment funding will make it through this 4 stage process to receive an investment.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investment &#8211; Harvesting the Profits From Land</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you had the smallholding dream? I can tell you that you are not the only one.

Many "hobby farmers" or "lifestylers", - City workers and canny investors, are using their capital to chase the dream of agriculture and buying farmland, and non-farming buyers make up a much larger proportion of sales than ever before.

This has contributed to the recent escalation in the rise of farmland prices, as agricultural land continues to beat both commercial property and the residential market.

During the past six months arable land has rocketed in value by 8%, and by 13% year to date (July 2010) according the Knight Frank Farmland Index, with most experts believing prices will continue to rise for at least seven years.

The price of agricultural land rose by 19.7% for the twelve months to July, and continued interest from institutional funds looking to invest in agriculture by purchasing vast tracts of farmland and leasing it to commercial farmers is adding to the upward pressure.

Many savvy investors are now looking to swap faltering residential and commercial buy to let investments, and invest in a piece of good quality agricultural land instead. Some have been frightened off from the stock market due to the ongoing volatility and lack of visibility in the market and are now also investing in agriculture for a more stable income and positive growth.

These high-net-worth investors pursuing the farmland dream are not alone in their hunt to acquire and invest in farmland. Values are also feeling upward pressure as food prices increase at a time when there is a sharp decrease in the amount of agricultural land for sale.

Commodity prices for wheat and other cereals are at a 40 year low but peaked in 2008.]]></description>
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		<title>Agriculture Investment &#8211; A Must Read Article</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finding the best agriculture investment can be tricky for the inexperienced investor with little or no knowledge of the sector, but there are of course many different options available including agriculture investment funds, direct agricultural land investment, and purchasing equities in agricultural companies. In this article I will go some way to explaining the different options, the risks they present to investors, the mechanics of how each type of agriculture investment works, and the returns that are currently being achieved. You can also download a complete agriculture investment guide at the link at the bottom of this article.

Firstly we will look at the relevance of agriculture investment for the current economic climate, and whether this particular sector shows us the signs of being able to generate growth and income.

The Current Economic Climate

The global economy is still in a state of turmoil, and the UK in particular is cutting back public spending to reduce an unmanageable national debt, the population is growing, and quantitative easing is likely to lead us into a period of extended inflation.]]></description>
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		<title>About High Yield Investment Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HYIP which stands for High Yield Investment Program is just what it sounds like, is a type of investment program that yields high return rates ranging from 5% to as much as 250% per month. HYIPs are offering probably the most profitable investments available today, much more than any bank or investment fund. HYIPs claims that they can provide high interest rates by utilized your invested amount in forex, offshore trading, stock exchanges, soccer betting, commodities, etc.]]></description>
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		<title>Exchange Traded Funds Can Excite Your Portfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds have become the newest investment fund ever since the year of 1993. These trade funds have an easier and better trading option and are definitely more diverse when it comes to portfolio management. They are more convenient and definitely have more added benefits.]]></description>
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		<title>High Yield Investments For Today&#8217;s Economy</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/high-yield-investments-for-todays-economy.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust deed investing has been around for many generations, yet today it seems few people are familiar with how it works or how it compares to other investment options. The economic signals today are mixed and confusing, and investors are understandably unsure about what to do. Invest or sit on cash? Invest in what? Trust deed investments offer one of the best opportunities, and risk-adjusted yields, available today when compared to the other major alternatives: stocks and private equities.

Trust deed investments are among the best risk adjusted yields available today.

First let's understand the inherent value of risk-adjusted yield.]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Risk Issues For Residential Or Multifamily Investment Purchases</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would we have invested in that project and released the funding ahead of closing if we had fully considered the financing risk on its own? Would a dispassionate review of the closeability of the financing caused us to forgo the investment? What would our view of returns have been if we had focused on the issues the revenue plan alone offered? What would our view of their expense estimate had been had we trained our analysis on the set of costs alone?

A useful and yet little attended part of the investments is a pure risk analysis. I advocate that as principals creating investments and investors placing capital in investments. That we should add a step to our analysis.]]></description>
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		<title>High Yield Investments For Today&#8217;s Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust deed investing has been around for many generations, yet today it seems few people are familiar with how it works or how it compares to other investment options. The economic signals today are mixed and confusing, and investors are understandably unsure about what to do. Invest or sit on cash? Invest in what? Trust deed investments offer one of the best opportunities, and risk-adjusted yields, available today when compared to the other major alternatives: stocks and private equities.

Trust deed investments are among the best risk adjusted yields available today.

First let's understand the inherent value of risk-adjusted yield.]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Risk Issues For Residential Or Multifamily Investment Purchases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would we have invested in that project and released the funding ahead of closing if we had fully considered the financing risk on its own? Would a dispassionate review of the closeability of the financing caused us to forgo the investment? What would our view of returns have been if we had focused on the issues the revenue plan alone offered? What would our view of their expense estimate had been had we trained our analysis on the set of costs alone?

A useful and yet little attended part of the investments is a pure risk analysis. I advocate that as principals creating investments and investors placing capital in investments. That we should add a step to our analysis.]]></description>
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		<title>Investing in Sustainability</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:30:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to go just about anywhere without hearing about green these days. It is hard to say whether people are just happy to use as a means of getting more business or if society really does care more about the planet, but the fact of the matter is that positive changes are being put in place to improve the impact we have. One place you might not have realized you can make a difference is with your investments.

Green investing is the act of investing money into companies, properties, etc that are involved in sustainable practices is some way.]]></description>
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		<title>UK Investments &#8211; Potential Tax Issues When Moving to Australia</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A common question is whether it is necessary to cash in all your investments when you emigrate to Australia. The answer is that it is not necessary - but the tax rules in Australia might make it sensible to do so.

It is important to be aware of the following tax implications:

Any dividends from shares and distributions from unit trusts will be liable for income tax in the UK. You will still have a personal allowance even when you are no longer resident here.

The investment income will also be taxed in Australia but any income tax paid in the UK can be offset to avoid double taxation.

Non-residents do not pay UK capital gain tax as long as they remain abroad for at least 5 complete tax years.]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping For Investments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you do your weekly shopping at the supermarket, do you keep your eye out for bargains to fill your pantry? If canned spaghetti is half price this week, do you buy a couple of extra tins? Shopping for investments is just the same as buying spaghetti. We store investments to create wealth which can be spent in the future just as we store spaghetti in our pantry to be eaten later.

When is the best time to buy investments? When they are cheap. So when the price of shares drops, the logical thing to do is to buy more - right? Well, logical it may be, but human beings are strange creatures.]]></description>
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		<title>On the Market For Money!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Money markets are defined as organized exchanges of funds. This allows participants to lend and borrow money for a maximum of a year. These markets were popularized on two fronts.]]></description>
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		<title>Agricultural Investment &#8211; How Does Agricultural Investment Work and How Has it Performed?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural investment has many fans in the investosphere, the likes of Jim Rogers for example, founder of the Quantum fund alongside George Soros has been quoted as saying that agricultural investment is likely to be the best asset class of out time. So firstly lets look at the different modes of agricultural investment that are available for retail investors.

Agricultural Investment Funds
 Direct Farm Ownership- Hands On
 Direct Farm Ownership - Hands Off

First we look at Agriculture Investment Funds. These managed investment vehicles - available under the banner of most major investment houses - operate in the same way as other types of investment fund, gathering together the capital of smaller investors and participating in larger transactions such as buying up 1,000´s of hectares of managed farmland in various countries and essentially positioning themselves as very large global farm owner operators.]]></description>
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		<title>BRICs For Car Investment</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/brics-for-car-investment.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Goldman Sachs coined the BRIC acronym, Brazil, Russia, India and China have come to the forefront of the world stage. Not only are their economies growing, but investment in these emerging markets is booming.

The four giants already have a bigger share of world trade than the US. Share values in the BRICs more than doubled between 2005 and 2009 and their predicted GDP growth this year is the envy of most developed nations.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Investment Fund Year After Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best investment fund for average investors would be an investment fund for all seasons, your best investment to just buy and hold. This investment package would be a fund of mutual funds to hold in good times and bad. Where do you find such an investment?

The majority of investors need total balance in their investment portfolio in order to make their money grow while avoiding heavy investment losses.]]></description>
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		<title>Cautious Investor 85% Better Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there really that much difference in performance between investment funds or are they all much of a muchness as I have some investments and pensions and I have no way of knowing whether or not I am getting the best performance for my money or not.

That's an interesting one. Let me give you a really quick example by using the 'cautious' sector, why everyone should immediately look at who their money is invested with and look for independent investment advice.

Let's take an investor who has decided to invest into a cautious managed fund in pursuit of protection of their assets. The investor's general expectation would be that the returns would be broadly similar across most funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Disentangling Emerging Markets</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get quite cross when I hear people talking about 'emerging markets' or even 'BRICs' as a single great lump of investment. To me, investing in Russia is completely different from investing, in, say, Brazil or China.

How do we distinguish one emerging market from another? Let's look at what's available in the market right now.

There's one kind of emerging market, which I call the post-colonial market. Russia is a good example.]]></description>
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		<title>Easy Investment For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you still feel ordinary and like beginners who have not had much experience in investing, here are some specific tips that you can apply.

IDENTIFY YOUR CHARACTER in investing, whether you are someone who is more concerned with security than the return of investment, or would you prefer to take the product a more risky investment, but promise a high return lebi. Every person has a different level of acceptance of this investment risk. This factor is influenced by age, experience in investing, time frame, the amount of funds, investment objectives, and others.]]></description>
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		<title>Online Investing For Beginners &#8211; 7 More Tips to Help You Achieve Additional Income</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/online-investing-for-beginners-7-more-tips-to-help-you-achieve-additional-income.html</link>
		<comments>http://investmentarticle.com/online-investing-for-beginners-7-more-tips-to-help-you-achieve-additional-income.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online Investing can be a realistic source of additional funding as long as you take the time to research things properly.

In my first 7 tip article I introduced online investing beginners to some of the key things that they need to do to be successful. But of course there are always other things that will help to ensure success and this article aims to help with that.

1. Use software to manage confidential information

As soon as you decide to invest online develop a strategy for keeping your account details secure.]]></description>
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		<title>Start Investing Small on Your Own</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new investor can start investing small with a large selection of investment options to choose from. If you want to go it alone and save money, your best investment path will depend on how much freedom you want. Here are two low-cost ways to start investing on your own.

If you want to start investing the easy way with professional money managers making the specific investment decisions for you I recommend no-load mutual funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Green Investment Advisor</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investment advisor is someone who takes his or her extensive knowledge of the stock market and financial arenas and tells others what stocks are worth investing for their trading needs and which should be passed on as too risky for the investment amount.

An advisor will not make the final decisions for the investor; only offer strong cautions or recommendations. A green investment adviser is one who takes those cautions and recommendations just a step further by suggesting only the companies that engage in ecologically aware practices or those that are more socially responsible. However, the level of this social responsibility may vary among investment firms and from company to company.

Light Green Advisors (LGA) suggests products such as mutual funds that include the Eco Index and the Environmental Leadership Trust.]]></description>
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		<title>Achieve Wealth &#8211; Investment Basics</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/achieve-wealth-investment-basics.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are terms like ROI, diversification, cap rates, risk analysis, puts &#038; call confusing you? If you are seeking to build your wealth for retirement or to achieve life goals, you need an investment plan. My guide to basic investment fundamentals is simple to understand. It is always best to start young saving and investing but it's never, ever too late to start.

Investment Basics

Investments are both a hedge against insecurities of the future from inflation and for increased needs for money such as for retirement.]]></description>
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		<title>Sovereign Wealth Funds &#8211; Concerns Attached With SWFs</title>
		<link>http://investmentarticle.com/sovereign-wealth-funds-concerns-attached-with-swfs.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several countries are keeping their economies away from SWFs due to the concern that some investments are being diverted for political objective to acquire control of strategically important assets. It has been observed that OPECs have been diverting large pool of funds in acquiring strategic assets and investing in important sectors like infrastructure, telecom, energy and media across developed countries. After much opposition from US Congress, Abu Dhabi's Investment Authority had to withdraw from its ADIA Dubai Port after 9/11 terror attacks.

China Investment Corporation's $5 billion stake in Morgan Stanley and acquisition of Citigroup by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $7.5 billion was severely criticized after the recent subprime crisis.

Lack of transparency continues to be a major concern for nations that are experiencing increasing SWF funding in their economies.]]></description>
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		<title>All About Hedge Funds For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people within the business industry would have thought about making better use of their money and have come up with ideas of the future of their money. A good businessman would spend much of their time researching and studying the financial market, as well as work on developing their business management skills. A relatively new businessman will come across terminology and phrases that are both unfamiliar and confusing, making it vital that they take some time out researching.

An important investment move that business people will hear of is hedge funds.]]></description>
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		<title>The Top Five Sovereign Wealth Funds in the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sovereign wealth funds are state owned collections of stocks, bonds and other assets. They are often funds which come about as a result of a significant amount of surplus cash held by the country in question. Not every country has such funds, but those that do are often saving for the future, giving future generations some form of security.

1.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Good Ways to Invest Your Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to invest your money. The best way to look at the different investments available is by asset class. Classification makes it easier to understand segments of investments.]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Cost of Investing Money?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many investors the costs of investing money have been hidden within the plan. Investment bonds are a real example where the set up costs can easily exceed 10%. On the second page of an illustration you will see the cost of the product if you encashed the day after investing so be sure to read that.

Other investments can have large up front costs such as ISAs and unit trusts but many investors are missing a trick here as they don't have to pay these costs of typically 5.25%.

Using a discount broker is not an option for many as there is no protection for the advice as you will often be offered the plan with no advice.

Knowing which funds to be invested into is key to making sure your money is managed carefully.

For example the best fund in the active managed sector returned 40% over the last five years and the worst returned -22%.]]></description>
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