Oct 20 2015 @ 06:47
Investing in the stock market can be loads of fun and a great way to save for the future. There are many ways to pick stocks and a whole horde of people eager to share their methods with you. I won’t be dealing with specific stock-picking techniques in this article though; today I’m simply interested […]
Sep 19 2015 @ 09:15
“Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper.” – Charles Mackay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds, 1841. Economic bubbles are great examples of societies failing to […]
Aug 28 2015 @ 09:01
There are a lot of companies and people out there offering trading systems that will (or sometimes won’t) give you bigger and better results. That’s fine. Some of them are pretty good, some aren’t. Some will make money, others will lose it. DYOR, as they say. By all means have a system, but always do […]
Jul 20 2015 @ 06:54
Trading stocks has become easier and easier in the past few years as more and more companies have piled into the online trading space. Online brokers and spread betters all give you roughly the same things. You get live prices (or their own versions of live prices with widened spreads), some basic charts and buttons […]
Jul 18 2015 @ 09:29
When going abroad, whether on holiday or for business, you will inevitably need cash. Travellers cheques are a faff, credit cards aren’t always accepted and carry charges, but cold hard cash is a language spoken internationally. So, should you get some foreign currency before you set off or should you wait until you get to […]
Jul 13 2015 @ 02:59
Living in Dubai, Abu Dhabi or anywhere else in the UAE as an expat is a lot of fun and a great way to save for your future. Whether you spend your Fridays brunching, crashing round the desert in a white Land Cruiser, paddle-boarding round the Burj al Arab or jumping out of a perfectly […]
Jun 15 2015 @ 08:45
Marriage proposal made via stock discussion thread – Investors Hub (iHub), one of the most active financial forums in the world, is the catalyst for a merger between two stock market enthusiasts. Bruce from Washington state, who has been using the site for nearly 10 years and goes by the alias nonsequetor, made the proposal on […]