Month: June 2016

  • Four Arguments for Investing in Commodities

    It is always Darkest Before the Dawn: Four Arguments for Investing in Commodities [box]In this paper, Parametric Head of Investment Strategy Tim Atwill makes the case that, despite recent returns, a strategic allocation to the commodity asset class still makes sense on a forward-looking basis, given its desirable combination of inflation protection and low correlation…

  • So, You Want To Invest In Unicorns?

    As an investor in private companies, one of the biggest issues you’re potentially facing is a lack of liquidity. When buying shares of a listed company, most of the time you have a luxury of being able to sell your shares literally in seconds. It’s not quite that easy when investing in private businesses, though.…

  • U.S. Retirement Savers, Investors and Obama

    $17 Billion a Year at Stake for U.S. Retirement Savers and Investors if House of Representatives Overrides President’s Veto Wednesday [box]Will U.S. House Do Bidding of Wall Street or Main Street Citizens? Fate of Department of Labor No-Conflict Rule Is “Front-Burner” Pocketbook Issue for Average Americans[/box] Millions of U.S. retirement savers and investors could suffer…

  • First Disney Resort in Mainland China

    Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger Joins Chinese Leaders to Declare Shanghai Disneyland Open to Its First Official Guests Shanghai Disney Resort Celebrates Historic Grand Opening as the First Disney Resort in Mainland China SHANGHAI, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in Mainland China and the sixth worldwide, celebrated its…

  • Malta U.S. Pension Scheme Review

    If we wrote a book about the Malta U.S. Pension Scheme it would be about 12 pages even if we covered everything imaginable in great detail…otherwise it would be a couple of paragraphs and not worthy of a white paper because it is NOT an occupational retirement plan it is a life time annuity with…

  • England’s Brexit Vote May Cause Gold Rush

    Dillon Gage Metals Founder Weighs in on Possible Outcomes ADDISON, TEXAS (June 14, 2016) – Dillon Gage Metals, an international precious metals wholesaler, is investigating what potential effect the upcoming Brexit vote may have on the global precious metals market. On June 23, British voters will cast ballots to determine whether or not the U.K.…

  • Private Label Trust

    We provide clients with a private label trust platform that is consolidated international occupational retirement law and is government regulated, registered and recognized in over 130 countries. A Fairbrook Alliance Private Label Trust is not a tax haven, insurance product or company, or personal trust; it is a globally-recognized occupational retirement plan providing far greater…

  • Success Or Failure? Rich Habits, Rich Lives Helps Us Make Choices That Ensure We Succeed

    Los Angeles, CA, June 10, 2016 – Anybody can offer advice; for real, lasting change, however, nothing offers proven insights like science. Dr. Randall Bell examines groundbreaking research from human psychology and economics in his latest book, Rich Habits Rich Life: The Four Cornerstones of All Great Pursuits (Leadership Institute Press). The culmination of Bell’s…

  • Negative interest rates and the price of gold

    Q: How will negative interest rates affect the price of gold? A: On a fundamental level and for obvious reasons, negative interest rates are another reason to own precious metal assets: they refute the objection that gold does not earn interest. Q: Why have the BOJ and ECB gone to negative interest rates? A: Officially…