Tag: offshore investing

  • China Stumbles, Markets Tumble

    Will the Volatility Continue? The Economist called it “a snort from a dragon’s nostrils.” At the end of February, as China’s stock market index fell by more than 8%, stock markets tumbled around the globe — it was their steepest decline since the September 11 attacks in 2001. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more…

  • Insane Exuberence

    For 2,000 years, foreigners have seen China as the golden dream. Time after time, they have learned to their regret that it is a gilded illusion; and it is happening again. During 2006, foreign investors tripled their investments in the Chinese equity markets. Even with that, foreign capital constitutes only 10% of the Shanghai (SSE)…

  • Pro Money Talk Features Interview with Steve Forbes

    Forbes and Jason Papier, Co-host of #1 Personal Finance Podcast, Discuss Flat Tax, Other Issues SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“Pro Money Talk” – the #1 rated personal finance podcast – today announces its latest episode, featuring Steve Forbes, CEO and editor-in-chief of Forbes. The episode is available for download via iTunes or at www.promoneytalk.com. In the episode,…

  • Antiques vs. Collectibles

    Finding a definitive definition for both an antique and a collectible is not possible. Just what constitutes an antique and what constitutes a collectible is determined by each individual antique dealer. Many times, the dealers will give varied answers to the seemingly simple question, ‘What is a collectible and what is an antique?’ Most dealers…

  • The Dow Theory

    You will hear a lot about the Dow Theory as you travel through your trading career. Dow himself never actually used the phrase. That came later as analysts began to use the term. I should back up here slightly and mention that in 1884 Dow published his first stock market average of 11 stocks. From…

  • DBA The agricultural ETF

    Several new ETFs were introduced that enhance the ability of investors to join in the commodities game. While many of them including the oil, gold, and silver ETF (DBO, DBS, DGL) are improvements on previous funds, the DBA fund is the first that allows investors to get involved in the agricultural commodities – perhaps the…

  • Global Investors Pour Money Into Ireland

    Ireland has become the jurisdiction of choice for high value investments in hi-tech manufacturing plants, research and development projects and financial services according to the Irish government’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA Ireland) as it marked an “outstanding” year for growth and new investments in 2006. “Ireland is now seeking and winning high value investments, that…

  • 2006 Was a Banner Year for Offshore Finance

    New Uses for Hedge Funds and Record Levels of Private Equity Buyouts Drove Offshore Finance Market GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Jan. 4 /PRNewswire/ — As we begin 2007, 2006 can be summed up in a single word, “more,” according to Walkers, the global offshore law firm of choice for fund managers, corporations, financial institutions, and…

  • Tax shelters are like ice bergs…

    Tax shelters are like ice bergs… … because the 10% on top is glistening and gleaming and looks wonderful, and 90% of it that is hidden is filled with unknown dangers. The history of tax shelters in the United States has at best, been dubious, and at worst disastrous. The biggest problem with a tax…