Beware of Expert Opinion from Promoters. Lately we have been witnessing a resurfacing of property promoters in the press after a long period of silence. We want to reassert our... Continue reading
Homeloan carry trade, profit from your mortgage? 'Carry trade' is where you borrow and pay interest in order to buy something else that pays higher interest, the difference (when it is... Continue reading
Market based solutions to the financial crisis If you want to nationalise a bank then you are putting it into the hands of the state, therefore the taxpayer, so how can you be fair t... Continue reading
Deflation, the low paid, and expansion of the tax base Here are some statistics (taken from the SBP) showing that contrary to assertions that the 'rich don't pay enough tax' that in fact the... Continue reading
TubeFactor: When will reality TV go online? I don't watch much television, I do love to read, and I use the internet all the time, I'm fond of radio too, if a t.v. is on I'll sway... Continue reading
How you are already paying for nationalization With one bank totally nationalised and others due to get recapitalised any day now it is time to ask 'Who is paying, or going to pay fo... Continue reading
Will stimulus plans lead to disaster? In this video which was featured on Yahoo! Tech Ticker Peter Schiff of EuroPacific argues that any additional stimulation of the econom... Continue reading
Understanding Deposit & Lending Margin relationships Part of the way you can get a view of a lenders margins is by looking at the deposit margins they offer because deposit margins usually... Continue reading
Short selling, what is it? What does short selling do? Most of us are familiar with the idea of being able to buy and then sell a share, normally this is referred to as going 'long' in other... Continue reading