The search for individual freedom…

I’m taking a slightly different tack today from my normal posts. In the UK we are continually being told that drastic cuts in services are the only way we as a nation can emerge from the financial meltdown. It now seems that the nation’s conciousness has accepted that ‘we’, the public will have to put our hands in our pocket and stump up for the financial hole we find ourselves in. I have to ask myself whether we’ve all been subliminally brainwashed into this belief. I always thought the financial world got us into this mess and they should be the ones to pay the biggest price. Looks as though I am wrong (at least in the minds of the powers that be) and the banks et al can make a token gesture of contrition and all will be right. Well I don’t agree and I intend to do something about it for my own personal situation. How about yourself?

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Commodity Supply Deficits Escalating

Montreal, Canada For the first time since mid-2008, a host of commodities are either approaching a supply deficit situation or are heading even deeper into deficit. More than any other variable, a net supply deficit for a commodity will drive prices through the roof. When a commodity becomes scarce, that’s usually the prime ingredient for a powerful bull market. And that’s exactly what’s happening this year for a host of raw materials as supplies grow tight amid shrinking inventories or production bottlenecks in the largest producing markets. Over the past ninety days alone, tin, cotton, coffee, cocoa and sugar have entered a supply deficit or have approached supply-deficit conditions. That’s driven prices for these raw materials much higher over the last several months while spilling over into other edibles like corn, wheat and soybeans following poor harvests and expected crop downgrades from the USDA later this fall. Of the three largest grain markets, wheat is by far the most threatened by supply shortfalls. Russia, one of the largest wheat producing nations in the world, has placed a moratorium on wheat exports until 2011 following a near disastrous harvest this summer; wheat prices have soared more than 60% since May.

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The 7.8% Premium Conundrum

Montreal, Canada As a rule, closed-end fund investors should never pay a premium above net asset value. Your margin of safety always lies in purchasing a closed-end fund below its net asset value and, over time, benefiting from the narrowing of the discount. As gold and silver continue to hit new highs this month (silver at a 30-year high), some investors are chasing a closed-end fund trading at a 7.8% premium above its net asset value (NAV). The Central Fund of Canada (NYSE-CEF), a closed-end fund traded in the United States and Canada, continues to fetch a premium above its NAV. Throughout this bull market, investors have chosen to pay above and beyond the spot prices for this fund. Recently, CEF closed at a 13% premium above its NAV. Why would someone pay a 13% premium to buy a fund employing a passive investment strategy holding physical gold and silver bullion? Competitors like GLD, the SPDR Gold Trust, is an exchange-traded-fund holding physical gold

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Will the IMF Cut Gold Down?

Montreal, Canada This is truly an historical moment for gold and silver bulls. For the first time since 2008, silver prices this morning show an opening bid of $20.81 an ounce, finally surpassing the closing 30-year high of $20.78 in March 2008. This price action vindicates any doubts about a false gold rally as “birds of a feather flock together. “ In this case, gold and silver have now confirmed this bull market is real and legitimate. As if I had any doubts? I’ve been a gold-bull since discovering how the monetary system was debased by central banks and the Fed after Nixon broke gold in 1971.

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Start Options give better odds and broaden their offering…

As trading develops the companies involved are constantly looking for ways to attract new clients. One way to do this is to make the process as quick and as simple as possible. This can be achieved with Binary Trading. The idea is simple, rather than trying to predict the movement of a market over an extended period why not predict over a fixed time frame as short as 0ne hour. This satisfies our need for instant gratification and assuming we get it right there’s a financial reward at the end of it. Several companies have recently started, one of which StartOptions has continued to develop not only the percentage payout but also the type of trades as well. If you are just starting out or want to learn more about what binary trading is then you’ll be interested to see that the payment percentage has now increased in some cases to an 81% premium.

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Club Med Addicted to ECB Credit Lines

Montreal, Canada The new Basel III capital adequacy rules provide a framework for boosting capital ratios in order to minimize another financial crisis. The verdict among the world’s largest banking centers, however, is that Sunday’s agreement didn’t go far enough to cushion recovering bank balance sheets. Basel III won’t deflect another financial panic. It might boost liquidity to cover a potential run on deposits; but no regulatory agency or body can render a financial crash unavoidable. Meanwhile, credit markets across Europe continue to recover with the entire spectrum of spread product continuing an impressive flattening since May when fears of a Greek default escalated. But the weakest eurozone members – Ireland, Greece, Spain and Portugal – continue to harbor high spreads compared to benchmark German bunds. Now it’s Ireland taking the spotlight from Greece as fears grow that Dublin doesn’t have enough cash to bailout banks like Anglo-Irish Bank and others. The phony European bank stress tests conducted earlier this summer – aimed at replicating the spectacle contrived in the United States last year – passed with flying colors

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The ease of conducting forex online transactions

As most people who have spent a lot of time investing in the FX trading market know how complicated it is to understand the market, and how one can make the most out of it. Some folks can’t wait for the latest online edition of Daily FX to get their tips on how things are going to go down while others (who are obviously beginners) tend to wander around until they find the right broker or finally get a decent picture of how things are going to pan out, and then specialize in any one form of trading whether it is carry, day or swing trading.

With the growing use of the internet in regards to forex online transactions, more and more people are switching to using Web-based applications and robots to help them make these transactions at a particular time when they are asleep or busy with something else.

But there is more than meets the eye as there are other applications that brokers possess that can help one understand the Forex market, and also use to help them learn more and more about the complex system that has been around for a while now. One of these tools that is ideal for beginners is the Finexo tool that is not ony easy to understand and use but offers educational material that will help you make informed investments even as low as $ 25.

And so, if you have several disgruntled stories about losses in FX trading, you can brush them aside as there are several ways to make profits.

Looking for info on Medigap plans?

Almost every senior citizen who is worth their salt knows that the Medicare coverage program offered by the government isn’t sufficient enough to cover all of their needs, and so they have to take steps to avoid paying heavy bills from their pocket in the form of Medicare supplemental insurance.

While the ongoing changes are seemingly raking up a lot of anxiety amongst doctors (and correspondingly, to their patients), one has to accept that all they can do is take care of things that is within their control i.e. which means that they can insure themselves by opting between the 12 standard Medigap plans that have been made available to them by several insurance carriers in the country.

But what is important is that one understands what their needs (which their doctor can tell them) are, and thus accordingly, find plans that are best suited to their healthcare needs.

If one is tech savvy, they will find that there are several sites over the internet that can offer them a comparison between these plans (from A to L) offered to them and the premiums involved as well, which in most cases, is different for different carriers.

And since health is wealth, especially in the case of senior citizens, taking care to pick the senior insurance plan that is best for you is not only wise but it will save you a lot of time and energy, and hopefully ensure the longevity of one’s life.

Silver on Verge of Gold Confirmation

Montreal, Canada Gold-bugs are celebrating this morning as the King of hard money continues to hit new all-time highs in 2010 amid a flurry of buying from all corners of the market – including central banks and investors. The Indian wedding season is now approaching in earnest as demand for gold rises across the world’s second most populous nation. Silver should be closely monitored at this juncture as it approaches an important resistance level. If silver can close above its March 2008 high of $20.78 an ounce, then another dose of bullish fever will be thrown at the ongoing bull market in precious metals. Silver has trailed gold since 2000 but has begun to outpace its bigger brother since August. Now in its 10th year, gold and silver prices have risen 364% and 314%, respectively, since September 2000.  That compares to a cumulative decline of about 4% for the S&P 500 Index, including dividends.

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The concept of forex trading

Perhaps the most difficult issue with most beginners in forex trading is to understand the relationship between two currencies while they trade in one currency, the currency (of the two) that they’re not very familiar with.

And with the changes that the internet has brought upon the market with forex online trading becoming a reality, one has access to information from all quarters and which can become too much if almost every bit of news is taken seriously.

However, as with time, beginners begin to understand (hopefully not the hard way!) that there certain forex tips and signals that shouldn’t be taken for granted, and find their way through this maze called “FX trading”.

When it comes to online trading, there are several sites that help one open a demo site and begin trading without spending a single rupee. Not only that, they also educate beginners in a systematic manner through the medium of online tutorials and while also providing the analysis of the markets by reliable experts. One such website is Forexyard which is not only simple for the beginner and technically challenged individual but also has some cutting edge according to forex reviewers in the world.

While this is not the only site that offers these benefits, and one can find what works for them, by opening three to four demo accounts with similar sites, and in spending some time with all them, can zero down to one, thus making sure that you get exactly what you want for your investment regardless of how big of small it is.

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