Is the end nigh for the Euro? [vol. 3]
Discussion
Andy Zarse said:
turbobloke said:
Digga said:
Andy Zarse said:
Digga said:
Mermaid said:
Germany not so healthy - will need to get those Heidelberg machines running.
Which set of plates to use, EUR or DM?
andygo said:
I thought the Arabic cartel was moving to produce less oil, so pushing the price back up? Not that the Yanks are too bothered, they grow loads of there own now.
True, but the conundrum for the cartel is that US shale production is surprisingly efficient from a cost point of view, so that the outcome of paring production might be to further push the US into domestic production….Art0ir said:
Thanks for that.Deflation, Ebola, IS
All three come along together - print more money and throw it at all 3.
I have followed this thread through 3 volumes, and (as a complete novice) am surprised that no one has brought up the single question , that will be most relevant, and of most interest to the average reader :
if you had an amount of liquid cash in sterling , what would be the safest way to secure its capital value (and as a secondary issue , try and get an income from it that at least matches inflation )in these very volatile times?
?gold--can you even buy physical gold in the uk
?shares--- how do you identify when the REAL upturn in prices begins
?property---aren't prices bound to be hit by the current poor sentiment
?bonds---with the very low current rates of return
I would be genuinely interested in people's views and opinions on this very real world question(s)
if you had an amount of liquid cash in sterling , what would be the safest way to secure its capital value (and as a secondary issue , try and get an income from it that at least matches inflation )in these very volatile times?
?gold--can you even buy physical gold in the uk
?shares--- how do you identify when the REAL upturn in prices begins
?property---aren't prices bound to be hit by the current poor sentiment
?bonds---with the very low current rates of return
I would be genuinely interested in people's views and opinions on this very real world question(s)
Art0ir said:
Awesome, an Equity Card beckons as does recession, deflation and increasing debt.http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/10/eus_tr...
However as the fiddlers can change the music it may well turn out to be a boom period.
carspath said:
I have followed this thread through 3 volumes, and (as a complete novice) am surprised that no one has brought up the single question , that will be most relevant, and of most interest to the average reader :
if you had an amount of liquid cash in sterling , what would be the safest way to secure its capital value (and as a secondary issue , try and get an income from it that at least matches inflation )in these very volatile times?
?gold--can you even buy physical gold in the uk
?shares--- how do you identify when the REAL upturn in prices begins
?property---aren't prices bound to be hit by the current poor sentiment
?bonds---with the very low current rates of return
I would be genuinely interested in people's views and opinions on this very real world question(s)
Well you wrote the word "safest" - and of course in any investment advice, your attitude to risk is absolutely critical. As perhaps is your age and the time frame of your investment. if you had an amount of liquid cash in sterling , what would be the safest way to secure its capital value (and as a secondary issue , try and get an income from it that at least matches inflation )in these very volatile times?
?gold--can you even buy physical gold in the uk
?shares--- how do you identify when the REAL upturn in prices begins
?property---aren't prices bound to be hit by the current poor sentiment
?bonds---with the very low current rates of return
I would be genuinely interested in people's views and opinions on this very real world question(s)
Obviously many investments rely on a rising tide of pricing, shares for certain, unless you are big sufficiently large amounts that finding regular dividends is going to provide your income.
Property can provide both income and capital security, in the UK prices may fluctuate, buy a decent diverse portfolio I would think is still a good place to be.
I wouldn't touch gold with a barge pole, it has an emotional investment layer that I don't understand, and I suspect many investors find it quite hard to part with "their" gold, even when logic says it is time to get out of the market. Gold is like roulette, in the end you will lose, but getting in and out at the right times is the key.
Shares, long term bets on blue chips, Rolls, Glaxo, Apple and some cyclical plays on construction etc can work, but can be capital destructive if you get it wrong.
Currently if you want "safe" then bonds are a strong choice, but the income from them is poor. Although stick around, in a couple of months France and Italy will be buying them at 8% coupon rates
In the end - a fully mixed portfolio is the best defence against risk. Having 15 or so different pots of money spread into a mix of risk profiles, geographies and investment types is the only long term strategy that really diversifies your risks.
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