Commodities have been a fabulous place to be invested over the last few years. But are they still? The answer, according to the charts, is that longer term the bull market is intact (the CRB …
Silver and gold are still good bets
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Silver: better than gold?
Whenever we write about gold in MoneyWeek, my thoughts turn to silver. Just like gold, it has been in a long, long bear market (from 1980 to 2003) from which it is only just emerging. …
Six good reasons you should hold gold
The gold price has risen 44% in the last three years. Despite corrections along the way, gold seems to be at the start of a real bull market. Has the yellow metal’s day finally come? …
Gold bull has barely begun
With the price of gold on the up, you might be tempted to take profits on any gold holdings. But the global economy is still in turmoil and the supply of gold is tight; further …
The metal with a mind of its own
The world is full of vain ‘world improvers’, says Bill Bonner. They cause global mayhem in their efforts to make the rest of us just like them. There’s only one way to protect yourself and …
How to cut the tax bill on your country pile
This week, the hundreds of thousands of people who own second homes in the UK face council tax bills that will have nearly doubled, says David Budworth in The Sunday Times. The Government has given …
Concerns over house prices fall on deaf ears
Alarms over spiralling house prices have been sounded so often in the past two years that no one takes much notice any more, said The Independent. The latest Halifax survey shows the average house in …
How to avoid burdening your heirs with inheritance tax
Gordon Brown has been making it much harder to avoid inheritance tax (IHT), particularly for those who own property that has risen in value, says Tax Tips & Advice. If the value of your house …
Find a tax haven that’s right up your street
If you are looking to invest, set up a business or retire abroad, evidently the climate and infrastructure of candidate countries will influence your decision, says Kathleen Peddicord in International Living. But you should also …
How life-cover policies could make you 9.9% a year
In the same way that traded endowment policies allow people to sell unwanted policies rather than accept the surrender value from the insurer, so the US Traded Life Interest market allows people to sell their …