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Investments News archive
When Is the Best Time to Start Investing » Thursday 10th January 2008
The answer to this question is easy yesterday. Of course, assuming that you haven't begun investing yet, then the answer has to be now. Unfortunately, many of us fail to understand how valuable even a few years can be in making a difference to the funds that you have earned during your investing....
Full story » Settlement of Trusts and Acting as Trustee or Protector » Tuesday 18th December 2007
Trust is a kind of relationship in which a person, known as a trustor, transfers the legal ownership of some kind of valuable assets, to another person, known as a trustee, who in turn controls and manages them for the benefit of another person, known as a beneficiary.
In other...
Full story » Saving with Bonds explained » Saturday 24th November 2007
Bonds issued by the federal treasury are one of the most popular ways of savings for the masses in U.S. In simple terms bonds are the loans taken out by large organizations like corporations, cities, and the Federal Government. Since the size of entities is so huge, they’re usually required to...
Full story » Dollar falls to new lows against sterling and the euro » Wednesday 7th November 2007
Further falls for the dollar today see it at a new record low against the euro. Wednesday has also seen the dollar at its lowest against the pound in 26 years. The euro peaked at $1.4730 before falling back slightly towards the end of the day, while the pound topped out at $2.1046, its highest...
Full story » Actively managed U.S. stock investment at 12 year low » Monday 17th September 2007
A resurgent stock market traditionally results in a flood of investment in to U.S. stock funds. This previous year however has seen investment of just $22.9bn into actively managed mutual funds, the lowest recorded for over 12 years. While this may sound like a large sum, it is a drop in the...
Full story » Mixed fortunes in Hedge Funds sector » Friday 24th August 2007
Significant upheaval in the financial markets has resulted in varied investment performance in some of the biggest names in the hedge funds sector this month. Two of the largest players, Goldman Sachs and DE Shaw have continued to suffer substantial losses, while a fixed income arbitrage fund run...
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