2008-05-14 19:36
A while ago I wrote an article looking at ways to capitalise on the high food prices How to make Money from Higher Food Prices. We haven't really experienced much in the way of upside and to… Read More
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2008-05-09 16:34
Around the world, rising food prices have made basic staples like rice and corn unaffordable for many people, pushing the worlds poor in places such as Africa and Asia to breaking point. It… Read More
2008-05-08 21:06
On Tuesday I wrote a post about the prediction from a Goldman Sachs Analyst that Crude Oil could hit $200 a barrel, $200 Crude Oil-surely not ? today I want to spend a bit more time looking… Read More
2008-05-07 22:45
I am sure we have all been following the rise of gold in the last 6 months or so peaking at just over $1000 per oz.Gold has now worked its way back down and is sitting today just shy of $8… Read More
2008-05-06 16:43
It wasn't that long ago that Goldman Sachs printed the "crazy prediction that Crude oil would reach over $100 a barrel .well they are at it again and who would dare doubt them this ti… Read More
2008-05-05 15:20
As if most people are not struggling enough with the increases in Gas and Food prices which I wrote about here (Higher Food Prices) but the latest blow comes in the form of increases from th… Read More
2008-05-04 20:17
I was working recently in Lisbon in Portugal and was talking to some of the locals about the weather,being from Scotland I was looking forward to some of the Lisbon sunshine and warm t… Read More
2008-05-01 16:31
For a long time now we have been exposed to the US President ,Treasury Secretary and various Senators talking about the benefits of a strong Dollar and how that is in the interests of Americ… Read More
2008-04-30 19:52
It is well known that the worlds developed nations are increasingly struggling with the Health Crisis caused by Obesity. Type II Diabetes is on the rise and is increasingly being… Read More
2008-04-29 16:32
A recent poll in Barron’s suggested that amongst its readers the most hated asset class (not surprisingly) was real estate investments and the most loved class was Latin Americ… Read More
2008-04-28 18:22
A little while back I looked at whether you should buy Starbucks or the Coffee ETF-Should I buy Coffee or Starbucks ? My conclusion was that I thought Coffee would go higher and th… Read More
2008-04-27 19:55
For a while there have been a substantial number of ETF's that track the major currencies around the world. These give investors the opportunity to be able to position themselves based on Gl… Read More
2008-04-25 17:54
Some of you may know that I am Scottish and still live in Scotland which is why today's post is of particular interest and relevance to me. It is not often that Scotland gets a mention in te… Read More
2008-04-25 12:20
Interestingly after my post earlier this week (Investing in Brazil) this appeared on CNBC yesterday-just goes to show reading this blog keeps you ahead of the Crowd :-) &nbs&hell…Read More
2008-04-24 23:21
A lot of you will be familiar with the Peak Oil theory -for those who are not then you can read more about it here-Peak Oil. Oil reached more or less $120 a barrel recently but today backed… Read More
2008-04-23 13:30
Continuing on my recent themes of investing in emerging Markets, it may be worth looking at the Deutsche Bank x-trackers these will give you exposure to numerous emerging markets inc… Read More
2008-04-22 21:18
A few Years ago Morgan Stanley came up with the original idea that four big countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – would together soon become so important in the worl… Read More
2008-04-07 22:34
Yesterday I looked at the story behind Russia and outlined some of the positives and negatives for investing there.From Russia with Love ? Today I am going to look at some of the ways you ca… Read More
2008-04-06 19:22
Vladimir Putin has taken leave of office and is being "replaced" by Dmitry Medvedev.Despite what some may think in the West ,Putin is extremely popular in Russia.During his premiership Russi… Read More
2008-03-27 21:55
I am going to look at some of the emerging markets over the next few post specifically to understand the opportunities , the mid term outlook and some of the ways that you could invest in th… Read More
2008-03-26 23:28
In the last part of this series I will look at the final piece of the puzzle of whether to buy Coffee or Starbucks by talking about the Coffee ETF (COFF). We can see from the chart below th… Read More
2008-03-25 22:27
The precious metals are taking a breather at the moment pulling back off their highs, Palladium is no exception, having reached a 6 year high recently of $580 an ounce, it has now pulled bac… Read More
2008-03-24 19:33
In my last post I asked the question re buying Starbucks or the Coffee ETF, I will look today at the Bear and Bull scenarios for Starbucks (SBUX) and my next post will look at Coffee (COFF)… Read More
2008-03-21 00:29
Having just got back from a work trip I was sitting in the airports(as seems to be happening more and more often) with my Cafe Latte and Double chocolate chip muffin-which had cost about &po&hell…Read More
2008-03-19 14:19
The Credit card company Visa (V) set a record yesterday for the biggest-ever initial public offering (IPO) in U.S. history, bringing in an estimated $17.3 billion. The company offered… Read More
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