Posts Tagged“investment”

Don’t Believe These 5 Retirement Investing Myths

Retirement is a marathon, not a sprint. According to Forbes, the average expected length of retirement is about 19 years for males and 21 years for females, assuming retirement at age 65. But 1 in 10 retirees live to see their 95th birthdays, and that proportion is likely to grow as medical screening and treatment improves. Planning for retirement is a marathon, too. You need to start early enough—and stay disciplined enough—to ensure that you have ample savings and income after hanging up your hat for good. Avoiding these five common retirement myths can help you beat the odds and…

Foreign Exchange Economic Calendar

With the constant fluctuations of the currency market, proper analysis of the foreign exchange market is paramount as it gives you an upper hand as a trader the ability to know the losing and gaining currencies. The foreign exchange economic calendar provides up-to-date and real-time results of the winning and losing currencies. For example, as at 6th October according to Daily FX, the SPX500 is up by a volatility percentage of 28% which is the highest while JPN225 is down by 45% which is the lowest. The economic calendar updates fast and covers all relevant events that may arise within…

What Are the Best Ways to Invest Your Cash?

What are the best ways to invest my money? I get asked this question a lot and the harsh truth is that every type of investment you could make carries with it a level of risk, there is no surefire way of guaranteeing profit, the trick is knowledge and timing. Timing is something that only a handful of people in the World can consistently get right, even investment giants like Merrill Lynch make investment errors, making mistakes is where the knowledge comes in, learning from mistakes you make and being smart enough to get out if quickly if they happen.…

The Not-So-Obvious Reasons for Turning Towards Oil Investment

Ask anyone what they think the main reason for investing in oil is and the variety of answers would be minimal. In other words, regardless of how much interest we possess in this industry, it’s common knowledge that oil can reap huge profits that other industries just can’t compete with. However, as well as the big profits, few realize that there are umpteen other reasons why investing in oil is so popular amongst shrewd investors. We’ll now mull over several of these to highlight why a lot of successful investors in the oil industry ignore all of the “so-called” big…

The 3 Risks Scrutinized by the International Investor

There are investors, and then there are international investors. Both can make obscene amounts of money, but one could argue that the latter carries more potential for both risk and reward. As the title of this guide may have given away, we’re going to analyze some of the biggest risks that have to be considered by any individual who is looking to take their money abroad. It will soon become clear how varied domestic and international investments are, and why establishments such as the International Tax & Investment Center are so hot in demand when it comes to the topic.…