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- Why Gold is better than Today’s Stock Market - 26 March 2007
- Picking a Stock Market Advisor - 19 March 2007
- Rediscovering the Islamic Banking Model for Stock Market Development - 17 March 2007
- Let the Stock Market Not Write Off Manufacturing Capabilities - 14 March 2007
- Jet Blue Will Always Have a Place in My Stock Market Portfolio - 12 March 2007
- Investment Insights - 5 March 2007
Forget about dividends, you do not even earn interest! Stock market securities have clear advantages over gold. High Federal interest rates in the United States may even see you lose national capital in gold holdings, yet this precious metal has some undeniable strength as we approach the end of the first decade of the 21st century.
Essential stock market culture has remained largely unchanged since its early years during the first half of the 20th century. Computer screens may have replaced frenzied trading on floors to some extent, but indices, trends, forward looking statements, and speculations of all kinds, continue to dominate the stock market world.
There used to be a time when the term stock market was almost synonymous with Exchanges in New York, Chicago, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. While the developed world continues to wield enormous influence on the world economy, there are also new kids on the block making increasingly noticeable waves.
They teach you in management schools that economies transit from agriculture to industry, and then on to services. A stock market therefore rejoices when manufacturing jobs are shipped abroad, boosting this quarter’s profits. Executives earn pay rises and perquisites spinning yarns about how they manage toll manufacture, and gain time to focus on things such as marketing. Is the genius of the Ford assembly line dead?
There are no reasons for stock market optimism at first sight: 2005 profits have plummeted far below the level for the previous year. The airline has demonstrated notorious vulnerability to OPEC quirks and geo-political pressures on fossil fuel prices. There is no dearth of skeptics on the shaky business model of low cost carriers. Above all, Jet Blue Airways Corporation seems to be in an unholy and a nearly permanent mess after a mere spell of harsh winter weather!
Are direct stock market operations worthwhile for individuals? Financial institutions certainly do not think so, and would like to take all our investment decisions. Most of them do not really guarantee the integrity of your capital, if you read the fine print, so some continue to prefer direct stock market operations. Online trading has certainly added grist to this mill, for you can buy and sell with clicks of the mouse, at your convenience!
- Video: Doug Dachille Discusses Fed and Complacency: Video
- Saturday 13 March 2010, 12:14 am - Video: Orlando Sees Fed Raising Rates in Second Half of 2010: Video
- Friday 12 March 2010, 11:15 pm - Video: Winters Discusses Outlook for Wintergreen Funds, Stocks: Video
- Friday 12 March 2010, 11:15 pm - Video: Ryding Says Yellen in `Dovish Spectrum' of Fed Officials: Video
- Friday 12 March 2010, 10:52 pm - Video: Most U.S. Stocks Drop on Decrease in Consumer Confidence: Video
- Friday 12 March 2010, 10:45 pm - Video: Bennenbroek Says Yuan Peg to Dollar Could Break Mid-Year: Video
- Friday 12 March 2010, 10:19 pm
- Legislation Proposed to Regulate Financial Advisors
- Monday 8 March 2010 - Features - Sarbanes-Oxley Act – Protecting Investor Interests
- Thursday 4 March 2010 - Markets - Fairtrade – Promoting Sustainable Development
- Monday 1 March 2010 - News - Three Pillars of the Basel II Accord
- Thursday 25 February 2010 - News - Final Week of February May Prove Challenging on Wall Street
- Monday 22 February 2010 - News - BCBS and the Basel II Accord
- Thursday 18 February 2010 - News

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