Invest Offshore

Author: Aaron

  • Bullion Tame as Oil-Gold Ratio Hits 3-Decade High

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    NEW YORK – The ratio of oil-to-gold prices spiked to a 29-year peak in March reflecting the persistent divergence in the fortunes of the two resources. The ratio has been steadily ascending since September 2003 with only a brief interruption last November, and reached an all-time daily high of 0.135 on 4 April when oil…

  • Investing: A Tokyo stock hop

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    Just a few years ago, more than 60 percent of the 1,500 shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange were trading below their book value, with some shares trading below what all of the company’s cash reserves were worth. That is changing fast. Since early February the shares of a fistful of formerly sleepy Japanese…

  • Self-storage REITs ride economic boom

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    NEW YORK – You can’t always take it with you, and when you can’t you put it in storage. At least that’s what investors are betting as they put cash into self-storage real estate investment trusts. “So far this year, they’ve significantly outperformed,” said Tom Bohjalian, vice president of New York based Cohen & Steers…

  • Hot Commodity

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    LONDON – No one comes to this fascinating city for the food. But many, like San Diego-based Sempra Energy, come for the money that can be made here. While many back home associate Sempra with its San Diego Gas & Electric subsidiary, or perhaps with Southern California Gas Co., another wholly owned utility, commodity trading…

  • Jim Rogers’ Hedge Fund Tips

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    Investment guru Jim Rogers and other hedge fund managers see opportunities in global markets, including energy technologies. Looking for new and diversified investment opportunities for your hedge fund? Stay clear of India or Russia, but do start scrutinizing the commodity markets of China, Brazil, and Canada, where opportunities will abound over the next 10 years…

  • Tax-free investing

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    There are a number of ways investors can shield their money from the taxman. This British guide explains the various options starting with the most popular… Isas Individual Savings Accounts are the most common way of keeping your investments away from the taxman. They were introduced in April 1999 to replace Personal Equity Plans (PEPs)…

  • Merit in Diversity

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    Equities will be the core but bonds, cash and property all have merit in diversity Written 400 years ago, Miguel de Cervantes’ book Don Quixote de la Mancha contains advice well heeded by all investors: “Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in…

  • What works?

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    You don’t want to go to jail. You don’t want to pay penalties. But you also don’t want to pay more tax than you have to-it’s not the American way. And your sister-in-law, your golf buddy or your business partner is touting a “your CPA probably doesn’t know this, but” way to pay less. How…

  • The Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust IPO Raises $332 Million

    —

    by

    Aaron
    in

    RYE, N.Y.- March 29, 2005–Gabelli Asset Management Inc., (NYSE:GBL) today announced the initial public offering of common shares of the Gabelli Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust, a new closed-end fund investing primarily in equity securities of gold and natural resources companies. The Fund intends to earn income primarily through a strategy of writing…