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Borrowing to Invest?

January 24, 2011

When I used to be a peer-to-peer lender, occasionally I’d come across user profiles of people who were borrowing money at one rate to invest with a presumed higher rate of return with their funds.  While this is pretty much the same model as the very common use of margin funds in typical trading accounts, [...]

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Agreed Value Insurance Guide

October 21, 2010

After buying a prestigious vintage car, and spending every spare hour in the evenings and at weekends restoring it to it’s former glory; the next step is to make sure you are adequately insured to recover the full amount you have spent on the car should you have to make a claim. This is where [...]

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How Various Gold ETFs Stack up Against the Price of Gold Itself

May 5, 2010

With Greece burning (literally) and the Euro zone under increasing pressure, volatility is spiking and investors are looking for alternatives to traditional equities.  With every major government debasing their currency, it’s tough to find a particularly attractive currency at all (some cite Canada and Australia as being a bit more responsible, but no guarantees there).  [...]

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