Archive for August, 2007
Catch the Growth with a Piece of BRIC
It’s BRIC, not BRICK!
For investors looking for growth outside US and other developed economies, emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC) offer great opportunities. With 2007 estimated real GDP growth at 3.7%, 6.7%, 9.2%, and 10.7%, respectively (according to indexmundi.com), these countries just can’t be ignored. There are many options for US [...]
Poll: Investing and Paying Credit Card Debt
The reason I want to conduct this survey is to see whether the change of a person’s circumstance will alter his/her regular investment, though it’s only a small amount.
Last month, I wrote a piece on investing and paying credit card debt. The scenario that I created in that post may not be as good as [...]
China Life Closed at All Time High
It was just a week ago I was troubled by the steep decline of China Life Insurance (LFC) after the stock lost more than $12 in two weeks. Sure the market was cooperating during that time period when everything was down, but the more than 18% drop was a little bit scary. Then just as [...]
Posts I Enjoyed Last Week
Ben at Money Smart Life discussed how to start your eBay business without incurring credit card debt. For short-term obligation, my favorite way to borrow the money is to get 12-month 0% APR credit card.
Jeremy at Generation X Finance answered reader’s question about whole lift insurance and concludes that a term policy may be [...]
Video: Reuters Business Recap for the Week of August 20, 2007
The stock market’s recovery continued last week as the S&P 500 registered its biggest weekly gain since March. On Friday, US stocks got a boost from better-than-expected economic news. Durable goods orders for last month showed a strong gain of 5.9%, while new home sales increased an annual rate of 2.8%, according to the Commerce [...]
