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Protecting Your Cash With Structured Products

Structured products try to give investors the best of both worlds by offering the rewards of potential growth while protecting capital. They are like Marmite for many investors – some love them and have seen great returns, while others see them as too complicated and risky. Investors should consider structured products if they are generally…

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Cash in the bank or invest? Look to the 1% for inspiration

The phrase “the rich just keep getting richer” wasn’t coined as a result of over-generous tax breaks, courtesy of global governments keen to keep their country as attractive as possible for the super-wealthy. It is actually the investment trends and decisions made by the exclusive “1%” that is the main contributor to their growth in…

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Current markets, opportunities and threats

Often it is said that traders go away in May and return in September and the summer lull has become a well-used phrase around the financial markets for many years. However, this year has been a little different with plenty of activity during the summer period. There have been huge losses in the Chinese markets,…

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Burst of the bond bubble could leave the biggest mess of all (The National)

The two big investment bubbles that most people worry about are stock market and property bubbles. But there is one bubble that has been growing for years, and few people aside from investment specialists seem to worry about it at all. It is known as the bond bubble, and if it bursts the fallout could…

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Spanish villas are no longer the retirement dream as UAE enters the fray

There was a time when retirement to a hot climate for the average expatriate pensioner meant either Florida or Spain. But because of the vast number of baby boomers that have started retiring with a vengeance, other destinations are competing for this multibillion market. For Europeans, especially the British, Spain has led the market for…

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UAE investors ponder the spectre of deflation

To make money, you have to take a few risks. That’s the view of Mark Hutton, a British businessman living in Dubai. Accepting a little risk is particularly important in today’s low inflation world, where simply leaving money in cash merely guarantees you a near-zero return. But you have to keep your nerve, especially as…

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