Invest Offshore

Category: Stocks and Bonds

  • J.P. Morgan Chase’s ADR.com

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    American Depository Receipts (ADRs) have long been one of the easiest ways to invest in emerging market stocks without foreign regulatory complications and J.P. Morgan Chase and Thomson Financial offer a one-stop shop. ADR.com provides market overviews, research and customizable portfolios. Investors can track the performance of country indices and more than 40 sectors. J.P.…

  • Following the herd could cost you dear

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    For investors who bought technology funds during the internet boom, only to see their value halve when the bubble burst, studying “behavioural finance”, the analysis of irrational investor behaviour, could pay big dividends. Behavioural finance contrasts with the traditional argument that markets are “efficient” that is, share prices reflect publicly available information. According to this…

  • Five Energy Stocks to Keep on Your Radar Screen

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    There’s no question: The energy market is hot. Since the beginning of 2004, oil prices have soared more than 50%, while natural-gas prices have lingered well above historical averages. Likewise, energy stocks have posted dramatic returns as expected future cash flows have risen. Naturally, our energy stock valuations are highly contingent upon the oil and…

  • John Dizard: Hippy new year ends with bang

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    January is the time to take your view for the year, and most of my conversations with Wall Street players (or “playaz”,depending on their self-image) in recent weeks have consisted of exchanging guesses about the macro prospects. Of course, one 12-month period should be not be different from any other but the outcome at the…

  • The Swiss Fixed Annuity

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    The Swiss Fixed Annuity is a contract with a stable Swiss insurance company that guarantees your principal and all interest payments. It has a flexible duration, and may be liquidated at any time. It is one of the very few interest-bearing investments in Switzerland not subject to Swiss withholding tax. Principal and interest are guaranteed…

  • Trading bonds for capital gain

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    In my view, sticking to the common myth that bonds should be bought and then stored in a safety deposit box is a foolish way to invest. Bonds are investment instruments that must be traded like you would trade a stock. To most of you, a bond is a secure, mostly stagnant investment that provides…

  • About the marketplace

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    By Bill Cara – The market is the theatre of life where the play is all about time and money. If investing represents our journey and trading mirrors the paths we take, then the market is the big show, the place all of us experience it. Anything you read from the Trader Wizard will echo…

  • Expats opt for offshore investments

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    AMSTERDAM – Nearly three-quarters of expats in Europe have invested offshore, according to a new study. And a similar percentage claim to have either matched (46 percent) or outperformed the stock markets (33 percent). But the number of expats who think markets will grow in the next year has slumped to 53 percent compared to…

  • What you need to know to invest online

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    In the heyday of Net stocks and do-it-yourself investing, the question wasn’t whether you traded stocks online, it was with whom. It seemed like everyone was doing it. By the time the market peaked in March 2000, there were 12 million to 15 million online brokerage accounts, and more than a third of all trading…