What is success? An individual investor will need to define this for themselves. It is not easy when one begins to build an investment portfolio to make decisions in how to allocate scarce resources. One has to consider is a particular investment for the relatively short term, where you will expect to make a profit within a year? Or are you deciding to make a long term investment with a company or in a particular industry? One indication of your business strategy […]
Invest in Norway: The Wealthy Viking To The North
It would be difficult for an investor to find a country more financially stable than the Kingdom of Norway. This Scandinavian nation has consistently held robust rates of economic growth through relatively prosperous periods of global expansion and more importantly through periods of instability and even crisis. The economy is set to expand 3% this year after a similar rate of expansion over the last few years. It is true that Norway has relied heavily on its North Sea oil ,to help […]
Investors Will Now Witness The Undoing Of The Euro
Investors using the Euro watched with trepidation as the ECB (European Central Bank) decided to enter into uncharted territory on June 05, 2014. As an anti-deflation measure it lowered interest rates to below zero. The initial news sank the value of the euro to $1.3504 USD (United States Dollar) but recovered somewhat to $1.3662 by the end of the business day. A month ago it had been trading near $1.40 USD. In a move to attempt to boost the economy in the […]
Invest In Morocco: An Oasis of Peace and Prosperity
If an investor is looking for a new location for a business opportunity they may well consider Morocco. The country has a number of distinct advantages that are difficult to match elsewhere. Morocco has been a tourist destination for generations by Westerners who wanted an exotic vacation, that was geographically accessible (only a few miles from Europe). Today, it is once again, the location of the country that makes it an excellent place for investment. Recognizing the potential of the country to […]
Invest in Israel With G. Willi Food-International Ltd.
An investor interested in diversifying their personal portfolio, might want to consider an investment in a company that has a worldwide distribution of a variety of food products. G. Willi Food-International is based in Israel but does a lively trade with a number of nations. Agriculture has become big business in a growing number of countries in the developing world. As middle classes continue to grow in these new markets and tastes become more sophisticated, it will allow new opportunities to a […]
Investors Need To Consider Where Is All The Gold Going?
Investors should understand that a massive transfer of wealth is taking place. Gold has and will continue to be considered an asset as well as the currency of last resort. Over 1 million pounds have left Western vaults this year already. Where is it all going? It is heading east, most particularly India and China. For India it is mostly consumers buying the gold. There it has traditionally been seen as a way to acquire and pass on wealth. The importation of […]
Investing in Mongola: The Asian Wolf : A Country With Incredible Mineral Wealth
An investment in the country of Mongolia can be a good opportunity if you consider how rapidly the economy is growing. In 2012 and 2013 economic growth was in excess of 14%. It is projected to continue at this full sprint rate of growth, through the rest of this decade. It is a new frontier for those who wish to be a bit creative in how to invest their money. Mongolia is a treasure chest of minerals. There is gold and silver […]
International Investors Should Question Where Germany’s Gold Is
If investors want to investigate a mystery they might wonder what happened to Germany’s gold? It matters because if German gold is missing along with the gold from a number of other countries the amount of gold in the world is much less then assumed. This will obviously effect the commodities market in precious metals. If it is proven that world reserves are much lower than is being advertised, the price of gold would naturally increase possibly dramatically. It will also have […]
International Investors Can Now Observe The Rise In China’s Currency
International investors will continue to witness the move away from the United States Dollar (USD). The abandonment of the dollar picked up pace in 2012 when China and Japan decided they would no longer use the USD in bilateral trade. As China and Japan are the second and third largest economies respectively in the world, this was a major blow to the prestige and influence of the American dollar. As recently as 2011 two way trade between China and Japan used the […]
Invest in Panama: Latin America’s Fastest Growing Economy
An investment in the growing economy of Panama can be a good place to start, if one is looking to grow an asset portfolio in Latin America. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose 5.57% in 2013 and is predicted to exceed at least 5% possibly 6% or more in 2014. The most amazing prediction is what is to come in 2015 and 2016 with the completion of the 6 year expansion of the Panama Canal. The economy is projected to grow by […]