Month: July 2016
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Appetite for infrastructure investment outpaces perceived investment opportunities
Global study finds an increasing preference for long-term investments and emerging market exposure over the next 3-5 years. Key findings include: 65% of investors intend to increase their allocations to infrastructure over the next 3-5 years; The number of investors seeking emerging market infrastructure exposure is set to more than double over the next 3-5…
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Who’s First With The Helicopters?
Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where every Wednesday we take time out of our day to laugh, poke fun at, and present to you absurdity in global financial markets in all it’s glorious insanity. While we enjoy a good…
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Ninety-Percent of Life Is Habits ― Make Them Rich Habits!
Anybody can offer advice; for real, lasting change, however, nothing offers proven insights like science. Dr. Randall Bell examines groundbreaking research from human sociology 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 diligent search to discover why some succeed…
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As Investors Seek Tech-Savvy Advisors, Will Financial Professionals Adapt?
Whether it’s mapping the shortest driving route with GPS or making restaurant reservations through a smartphone app, people expect technology to provide them with the answers and the assistance they need. And increasingly, tech-savvy investors are carrying those expectations into the world of finance. “People live lives that are tech-focused, and more and more they…
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The Importance Of Asking Good Questions
About 3 months ago I decluttered. Not the horrible kitchen cupboard which has everything from screw drivers to toothpicks, sea shells, and a hairbrush the dog chewed. I decluttered mentally. For the uninitiated or curious, you can read the background here. The results so far have shocked me. My productivity has quite literally blown through the roof.…
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What investors need to know about USAs FOREX rules
US lawmakers dropped a nuclear bomb on the Forex industry called “Dodd-Frank” which implemented a series of rules and regulations that killed all life in the budding Forex industry, in USA. We explain this is detail in Splitting Pennies – Understanding Forex; the rules are widely misunderstood, and widely catastrophic for trading Forex. You can…
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Gold Price and the Fear Response
Q: The recent murder or execution of five Dallas Texas police officers has not affected the gold price. I expected at least a small daily bump up on a fear response. What do you think? A: Events do not move markets. It’s the human emotions response to events that do. And moreover, I do not…
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If You Can’t Export It, You Don’t Own It.
Export your 401k/ IRA – Trade Risk for Security Offshore Presently, the US has created a level of debt that exceeds anything the world has ever seen. Extreme debt in 1929 resulted in a market crash. The present level of debt is far higher than in 1929. The wise investor will, of course, diversify, assuring…