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What's an Offshore Hedge Fund Exactly

Author: Mark Plummer Subscribe to users feed

Published: 20/03/2008

An offshore fund is a collective investment fund domiciled in an Offshore Financial Center. These funds have been in existence since the 1960's, and so named because they were established originally in the island tax havens of the Caribbean and the English Channel. The term 'Offshore' has since...

Using a CD as an Investment Vehicle?

Author: Jeffry Evans Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/03/2008

I'm going to try and keep this short today, but if you are thinking of investing in certificate of deposits, think again. Though safe, these investments yield little to nothing in interest. Even if you can get a 5% rate of return (which is unlikely in today's market), you will still only be doing...

Where To Invest In Foreign Property

Author: Catherine Harvey Subscribe to users feed

Published: 16/03/2008

With the precarious UK property market in the unstable way it currently is, many investors are looking for foreign property to either invest in or as a bolt hole to get away from it all in the UK. For those looking for a fairly exotic location and who have money to burn, foreign property in...

Investing in Panama: Why and Why Now?

Author: Cassidy Williams Subscribe to users feed

Published: 14/03/2008

Panama is a country that stretches out in a rich native heritage. It possesses a number of enthralling places that reels in countless tourists and regular holiday makers every year. Moreover Panama is also cited to be an ideal address for retired professionals from neighbouring countries such...

Making Residual Income Out of Stationary Capital

Author: James Lowe Subscribe to users feed

Published: 11/03/2008

You can build a steady flowing income in many different ways. Dividend type cash flow, for example, is a residual income paid out through investments. When stable investments keep making profits and sharing them with stock holders this allows you to have more financial stability. Stocks or...

A Creative Approach to Trading Commodities

Author: Bill McCready Subscribe to users feed

Published: 10/03/2008

To succeed as a futures trader, you need to think creatively about commodities. The story of Sam Brannan, California's first millionaire, serves as an excellent example: At the beginning of the 1848 Gold Rush, Sam Brannan, who owned a general store in Sutter's Fort, discovered that John Sutter...

French Leaseback As A Different Investment

Author: Catherine Harvey Subscribe to users feed

Published: 08/03/2008

Looking for an investment, I decided to try my hand at a new small business. I already have in the UK but was looking for something different. I was looking for something that would be as safe as possible, where I would be working with young people but I was also considering investing my money...

How To Sell Common Stock Shares

Author: Phillip Hatley Subscribe to users feed

Published: 08/03/2008

Selling common stock shares is not a difficult process, but can be expensive for someone that has no understanding of how common stock is bought or sold. Common stock shares are shares in an individual company that is sometimes called voting stock. For each share that is owned, the shareholder...

Protecting Your Investment: Antique Car Insurance

Author: John Hilaire Subscribe to users feed

Published: 07/03/2008

An antique car can be a huge investment in both time and money, but for many it is a dream come true. Some types of antique car insurance can be very restrictive, so when shopping around for antique auto insurance, make sure that you understand all of the policy and what is covered. Insuring...

Investment Performance - Better Than You Think

Author: Steve Selengut Subscribe to users feed

Published: 07/03/2008

Ouch! The mighty Dow has fallen to within a financial heart beat of its 1999 high water mark, boasting an average per year gain of less than one half of one percent in spite of several interim manipulations designed to improve the performance picture. The S & P 500 Average, an equally prestigious...