How Fundamental Analysis Can Make You Money

While investment strategies like technical analysis and the efficient market theory sometimes get more hype, the one method that consistently works, and works for very specific, rational and objective reasons, is fundamental analysis.Here’s why fundamental analysis works: the financial markets convert savings into financial assets that can be used to produce more values for themselves…

China cuts cost of crude

Chinese authorities have reduced the fuel price by five percent and said the move was made as a result of internationally low crude oil prices and changes in global and regional economic conditions. The prices at the pumps are now at the lowest levels since December 2010. The National Development and Reform Commission (NRDC) said…

Spanish recession targeted

The first instalment is part of an emergency €100bn aid initiative agreed in June to inject some much needed funds into the wavering economy and to prevent any further downward spiralling by the banks. EU heavyweights have also decided to give the region an additional year to try and get its budget deficit back in…

EU banks set for regulatory shake up

One single bank supervisor will report directly to the European Central Bank in order to police the largest and most influential banks in the EU, in the wake of the Libor scandal that rocked UK financial services. There are also plans to outlaw any deliberate manipulation of interest rates, and a review into how Libor…

How To Keep Your Home Safe In The Colder Months

Despite record-high temperatures this summer, home heating issues have remained a hazard throughout the United States. In June 2012, a handful of heater-sparked fires resulted in devastating damages for families in Georgia, North Carolina and New York. Safety and health organizations are stressing extra heating safety for this unusually dry season. Scott Conner, Senior Vice President…

UK prepared to close its doors to Greece

Addressing his MPs at the House of Commons liaison committee yesterday, Cameron said he’d “do whatever it takes to protect the United Kingdom from a Greek influx,” should the nation leave the eurozone. His comments have surprised a number of Tories backbenchers, as by law, nationals of the 27 countries in the EU usually have…

How to Find the Right Investment Property

You’ve undoubetdely heard Warren Buffet tout the benefits of investing in real estate right now; however, you are wondering, how do I find the right investment property?I hear it all the time, from clients looking to buy their first investment property — “I want to buy this specific home, because the “books” say it’s a…

Barclays rigging scandal shakes banks

Shares at Barclays closed down 15.53 percent and other big players in the sector also took a hit, as analysts fear the effects of the interest rates scandal could be very serious for the UK financial markets. RBS closed down 11.45 percent, Lloyds fell 3.9 percent and HSBC closed 2.58 percent lower than on Wednesday….